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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- unitednations.ofice@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICER ON INTERNAL OVERSIGHT MISSION TO UNITED KINGDOM." <genealogy@perardua.net>
Reply-To: unitednations.ofice@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:22:11 +0000
Subject: Consulting and Investigations Division,

OFFICER ON INTERNAL OVERSIGHT MISSION TO UNITED KINGDOM.
Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting and Investigations Division
From: Ms. Carman L. Lapointe.

To the attention of Beneficiary

I crave your indulgence to read this e-mail carefully and understand in details the message that i have for you,this E-mail message is to inform you that I came to United Kingdom last week from New York United Nations headquarters, after series of complain from the FBI and other Security agencies from almost every part of the globe against United Kingdom and Africa, the Government of United Kingdom,the British Government over the rate of scam activities going on in these nations and the rate at which fund beneficiaries are being treated and deceived to the extent of rendering most of these people bankrupt and homeless by collecting and asking them to send more monies to them because they claim that they will help you and they claim to be from one office or another but all these are mere lies and deceit.

Having met with British House of Parliament and the Ambassador from America,Germany,Switzerland and Netherlands to the United Kingdom whom claimed that he has been trying his best over the past year to make sure fund beneficiaries gets their funds & as directed by our secretary general, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, We are working in collaborations with the United Kingdom Financial Action Task Force(F.A.T.F) with the assistance of the British Metropolitan Police to waive away all the fees/Charges and authorize the Government of United Kingdom to effect the payment of your compensation amount of $10M USD approved by the British government and the UN into your account without any delay.

It was resolved by the UN that the only fee every beneficiary must pay to confirm the fund payment is only the Notarization fee to the UN, which is to obtain all the legal documents backing up the fund payment and these documents will also be forwarded to your government and local banks.

Sincerely, you are such a lucky person because as I just arrived in this country, I went through your fund payment & ownership file that was recovered from the Llyods TS Bank concerning your pending funds from Mr.Benjamin Fisher to discover that some top United Kingdoms and British Government Officials are interested in your fund and they are working in collaboration with officers from the United Kingdom,Top bank officials from Llyods TSB Bank and even the HSBC Bank to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into their personal account for their selfish uses.

But their evil plans has been exposed after the confession from an insider in the bank whom they attempted killing because the wanted to share your hard earned funds among themselves alone.

All that i want from you is your full cooperation and nothing more.Its my obligation to help you and not only that to restore life unto you.You have indeed spent money and time.You have spent so much money.So what is yours must be restored back to you.

However,our investigations is still on so you really have to cooperate with us to help get things straight because all this is for your own good.We have been able to recover some evidence with the help and assistance of the London Metropolitan Police proofing that you made some payment into a certain account with the Llyods TS Bank in London and an initial payment through western union to one Mr.James brown(Address - Small Street Bristol,England BS1 1DA,London,United Kingdom) for 1430GBP.More recovered files showing evidence of payment through bank wire transfer from Illinois to London payment were further disclosed to me upon my arrival and during this course of investigation.

After all i resorted to myself that i must fight for justice.I must fight for your right.You must receive your funds.Not to worry everything is alright,all i want from you is full cooperation and provide me with little of this details required for me to create a new payment file for you.

Provide along with your response the below required details,

1.Your telephone/mobile number.
2.Any other contact house address apart from the one above.
3.Any alternative e-mail address apart from the one above.
4.Scan copy of your Working I.D or international passport different from the one attached to the message as recovered from the investigation panel.

Respond back to me through the e-mail below,

unitednations.ofice@hotmail.co.uk

I have a very limited time to stay in United Kingdom, so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best to confirm your fund after the Notarization fee payment settled.

Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Carman L. Lapointe
United Nations Under-Secretary
General for Internal Oversight.

ATTN:BENEFICIARY(REASONS FOR AN INCOMPLETE FUNDS TRANSFER AS CONFIRMED DURING OUR OVERSIGHT INVESTIGATION RESPOND FOR DETAILS)

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