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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: "Mr. Shashi Tharoor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <samarasinghe@qatar.io>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 10:47:22 -0600
Subject: Irrevocable Release of Your Payment

Attn: Beneficiary,

Irrevocable Release of Your Payment

We have been authorized by the newly appointed UN secretary general (Ban Ki-moon),and the
governing body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay of your
inheritance/Contact fund, recommended and approved in your favor.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been
unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying to divert your money into their
private accounts, to forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal
Identification number (PIN) ATM CARD this will enable only you have direct Control over this fund, we
have also agreed with Her Majesty the Queen that we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the
hopeless situation created by the Officials of the bank. We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee
on your Payment from business link and we are happy to inform you that based on our
recommendation/instructions, your entire Inheritances/contract fund has been credited in your favor
through ATM card.

You are therefore advised to send your contact to Ms. Juliette Cottrill International Audit unit, United
Nations Liaison Overseas Payment offices (New York USA) to collect your original payment slip with your
ATM card.

Contact Person: Ms. Juliette Cottrill
Phone: +1 917 740 6989
Email: juliettecottrill@qatar.io

They will issue you an ATM card that you can use to withdraw money in any ATM machine in any part of
the world, but the maximum is five thousand dollars per day. Therefore, if you will want to receive your
funds through this means kindly let us know by contacting the card payment center and also send the
following information as stated below:

1. Your full names, 2. Phone and fax number,3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to
(P.O box not acceptable), 4. Your age and current occupation

Kindly not also be informed that the amount to be paid now is $8.3 million the rest will be paid later. We
expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively.

Mr. Shashi Tharoor
Head of Communications
UNITED NATIONS.

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