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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr (Mrs) Helen Ubaku" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:18:34 +0100
Subject: Dearest in christ

Dearest in christ,

Though I don't know much about you or how you will receive this message but I am sending it to you based on my Christian faith and what tomorrow will be. I am Dr (Mrs) Helen Ubaku,the office assistant to the Central Bank Governor (Dr. Lamido Sanussi).I am not telling you this to impress you or to gain favor from you,rather i am doing this to save you from further damages and pains.I have done this to two people already,though they betrayed me at the end. But before I proceed,you must promise first that nobody will know of this and after you are satisfied with my job,you can help me in whatever way the spirit of God directs you.

This is very secret please,I overheard Professor Charles Soludo, Dr. Lamido sanussi and other bank executives here in Nigeria saying that they will make you spend and pay much fees till you are tired and abandoned your approved compensation amount of $950,000.00 (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) for them to later divert to a suspense account that will be yielding interest for them. Please do not pay anything to them again regarding the release of any of your funds because your fund is right now with a UN Special Payment agent that just arrived Nigeria from New York. She is the only authorized person to handle this approved compensation payment and is working in collaboration with World Bank auditors and the Nigerian Auditor General to ensure total payment of all approved funds to their rightful beneficiaries. I am only 34 years married with two kids ( A Boy and A Girl) and I don't want to ruin my future or die at this early age. I do not make calls on tr
ansactions like this due to it's.

All you must do immediately, is to contact the UN approved Special Payment agent in Nigeria by name Mrs. Carman L Young through this below contact information for immediate release of your payment to you without prejudice:

Name: Mrs.Carman L Young, Organization: United Nations, Position: Special Payment Authorization Agent Email: ( mrs.carmanoung001@gmail.com)

Mrs Carman just came to Nigeria yesterday. Contact her immediately and she will give you her direct telephone number assigned to her by the Presidency.

Don't forget me at the end of this transaction.  Peace of the Lord be with you and your family.

Regards.
Dr (Mrs) Helen Ubaku.(helen124918@live.com)
Office assistant to the Central Bank Governor

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