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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: "United Nation Compensation Commission," <info@worldfund.co.uk>
Reply-To: mrfrankjohnson_uk@kimo.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:17:50 -0700
Subject: United Nation Compensation Commission,

--
United Nation Compensation Commission,
Mr. Frank Johnson
UN Agent Officer
E-mail: mrfrankjohnson_uk@kimo.com

Notification From United Nations,

My name is Mr. Frank Johnson newly inaugurated United Nations
Compensation Commission Agent (UN), My committee has a mandate to
recover unpaid debts associated with NNPC contracts, Lottery fund,
inheritance fund, loans and grants etc ranging from $1M-$4.2M owed to
various beneficiaries and companies across the globe (Asia, Europe,
USA, Africa, and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid
beneficiaries/companies to the 2 appointed official delivery service
for immediate payment of the fund.

This meeting was first held on the 8th of April 2003. You can view
this page for your
perusal:http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm Assess
Code:8911-89-QDR

In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars
were shortlisted among the first fifteen individuals yet to be paid
hence this email. However, we received a petition today from Mrs. Joyce
Edison stating that you are critically infected by Cancer of the Lungs
and that you have some few months to live according to the doctor's
report so therefore that you have given her the authorization to claim
your fund on your behalf and as such your fund should be paid to her as
heir apparent.

She also said that she is ready and willing to obtain all the
procurement of the legal documents for the release of your fund to her
as you have instructed, it will interest you to know that she has been
held right away for verification purpose because of the elaborate
global scam, we decided to contact you once more for confirmation. If
after seven working days, no response is received from you it will be
assumed that you are ill indeed and as such authorization and approval
will be granted on behalf of Mrs. Joyce Edison to claim/receive your
fund.

You are advise to reconfirm your information and how you want your
fund paid to you without further delay if you are healthy enough to
check your mail.

Below is the information you are expected to re-confirm,

1. Full Name:____________________________
2. Address:______________________________
3. Nationality:____________Sex___________
4. Age:____________Date of Birth:________
5. Occupation:___________________________
6. Phone:_______Fax:_____________________
7. State of Origin:_______Country:_______
8. Drivers license:____________________
9. Copy Of Your Identity:________________


I await your urgent response to this office immediately.

Mr. Frank Johnson
UN Agent Officer.
E-mail: mrfrankjohnson_uk@kimo.com

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