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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: "INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNITS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidwilliams@givebackmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:38:15 +0200
Subject: ***INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNITS***

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNITS
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM
INTERNAL AUDIT, MONITORING, CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION

From. Prof.David Williams

Direct Telephone: +234-81250-11474


Attention: Beneficiary

This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from London, after series of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies from Arab Emirates, Asia, Europe, South America, Egypt and the United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the high volume of scam activities going on in these two nations.

Right now, as directed by our secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-Moon. We are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and have decided to waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorize the Government of Nigeria to effect your overdue payment worth 10.5M only into your account without any delay as approved and instructed by British government and UNITED NATIONS. The only fee you will pay to receive your fund is your Notarization fee of $198 only.

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some top Nigerian and British Government Officials are interested in your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr. Richard Graves from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into their personal account.

I have a very limited time to stay here in Nigeria, so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I will advise you on what to do so that you will receive your long awaiting payment. Kindly get back to me immediately with your direct phone number for oral conversation.

Note: It is imperative for you to also indicate to us the mode of which you prefare to receive your overdue payment worth 10.5M only to your possession E.G TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (K.T.T), BY ATM MASTER CARDS, CONSIGNMENT (DIPLOMATIC MEANS), BY CASHIER'S CHEQUE.

Urgently, contact Prof.David Williams immediately to his contact e-mail address for more information: davidwilliams@givebackmail.com

I will send you the payment information upon your response.
Yours Sincerely,

Prof.David Williams
United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight

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