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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 Nations" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <b.morgan777@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:48:28 +0200
Subject: RE: ARPPVOED COMPENSATION PAYMENT AWARD OF US$3.5M

UNITED NATIONS / WORLD BANK ORGANIZATION
Our Ref: WB/UN/COMPAY/2012.
 
 
Attention: Dear Beneficiary,       
 
 
                     RE: ARPPVOED COMPENSATION PAYMENT AWARD OF US$3.5M
 
 
This is to bring to your notice that during the last annual calculations carried by the UN from Banks across the UK, ASIA & AFRICA and AMERICA, Billions of unsettled debts were found floating in accounts in various banks owed to various Contractors & Individuals from different part of the world. Your name was found on the list of those whose contract/Inheritance was not paid out to due to corrupt officials and problems arising from government e.t.c.
 
 
The UNITED NATIONS AND WORLD BANK ORGANIZATION have agreed in a meeting held recently that a compensation in the amount of (US$3.5M) THREE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS should be paid out each to individuals who E-mail address were drawn automatically through an email ballot machine system at this year ongoing compensation program. Your E-mail Address was selected and that is why you have received this mail to notify you as a beneficiary entitled to the above mentioned payment. This compensation scheme was set up by the United Nations in a bid to compensate people who might have been scammed or had business transactions which failed in the past due to one problem or the other.
 
 
In view of this, your payment file has been verified and your name is amongst the list of beneficiaries to receive their part payment of their outstanding fund as a mean to compensation for your past effort in trying to retrieve your fund.
 
 
You are required to urgently contact the HSBC Bank Limited - United Kingdom at the below address for release of your funds.
 
 
 
Contact Person:  Mr. Bryan Morgan (Senior Account Officer HSBC)
 
E-mail:  b.morgan777@yahoo.com.ph
 
Telephone: +44 7700049946.
 
 
You are hereby further instructed to forward the following information listed below to the HSBC Bank to enable the officer in-charge to proceed with the preliminary arrangements that will enhance the immediate release of your funds direct to your nominated account.
 
 
The information you are to send to the above named bank is as follow:
 
 
1) Full Name:
2) Full Address;
3) Your contact telephone and fax number;
4) Your Age and Profession;
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification;
6) Your Bank name;
7) Your Bank Address;
8) Account name and Number;
9) ABA/Routing Number;
10) Swift or Sort Code/I BAN;
 
 
Thanks for your patience.
 
 
Regards,
Ms. Valerie Amos.
United Nations Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs,
Emergency Relief Coordinator

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