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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: "msummers@un.org" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <m.sunmicemma@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:08:29 -0700
Subject: New message from Michael Summer

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verify your contact file presently in our database,regarding your United Nations (UN) solidarity fund that was
awarded to you,been one of the lucky Beneficiary in our last draw on the 25th of June 2012.
This award is funded by the United Nations(UN) to strengthen ties between
America and the rest of the world with particular reference to Africa and
Europe.


We have discovered you have not received your payment due to your lack of
co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your
contract payment.

After the board meeting held at our Headquarters East 42nd Street New York, we
were able to find a solution to this problem and we have arranged your payment
through our local banks which payment can be issued out in severals ways,which
was the instruction given by eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban
Ki-moon..

Everyone that receive these email should reply us back to confirm we still have
the right information, email address and to compare what we have with previous
once we have in our office and to make sure we have the right person before any
Bank proceed with any payment of $7,000.000.00 (Seven Million Dollars) through
which ever means of remittance.Please provide your details where payment will be
sent out to as soon as possible.

After we confirm your information you will be giving a form to fill and also
your payment will be issued out in 72hrs because itls going to take 3 business
days before it can be delivered to you. Our aim is to make sure you receive your
payment after going through so many trials and you have to know this that there
is no way you can receive your fund after so many years other than yield to out
advice.

All information provided will be compared with previous address and phone number
before further communication which will be processed within 24hrs and if there
is no reply from us within 48hrs that means we do not have you as a part-taker
in our programme.


Micheal Summers

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