419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrsroselambert_44@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- representative in nigeria, via her email address: mrsroselambert_44@kimo.com and send him your information such as: 1) your full name. (Kimo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Tony Brown" <tonybrown1@info.com>
Reply-To: mrsroselambert_44@kimo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:00:31 -0300 (ART)
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND US$7.5 MILLION ONLY VIA ATM VISA
CARD

--
United Nation Organization
Information Section.
760 United Nations Plaza,
New York, NY 10017, USA.
RE: DOCKET NO. OP 292.
Our Ref: UN/BKL/STB

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND US$7.5 MILLION ONLY VIA ATM VISA CARD

Attention: ,

We wish to inform you that your payment of US$7.5 Million from the Federal
Republic of Nigeria has been released and ready to be paid to you via ATM
VISA CARD which you will use to withdraw the US$7.5 Million from any ATM
Machine in any part of the world.

We have mandated MRS.ROSE LAMBERT, to issue an ATM VISA CARD and PIN#
which you will use to withdraw the fund from any ATM machine in any part
of the world but the maximum amount you can withdraw per day is
US$20,000.00. You are strongly advice immediately to contact MRS.ROSE
LAMBERT the UN representative in Nigeria, via her email address:
mrsroselambert_44@kimo.com and send him your information such as:

1) Your Full Name.
2) Your Contact Address.
3) Your Country
4) Your Home Phone, Mobile/Cell Phone and fax Number.

The ATM VISA CARD approval in your name has been sent to MRS.ROSE LAMBERT
and she is waiting for your above information to enable him process your
file and send you the CARD and PIN number without any delay. So make sure
you contact her right now with your information and tell him that you
received a message from the UNITED NATION, Instructing you to contact him
for immediate release of your fund via ATM VISA CARD.

Contact me via my personal email: mrtonybrown54@gmail.com if you did not
receive this ATM VISA CARD after 72hours you contacted him. You are warned
to disregard other contact or any communication you have with other
offices.

Please we are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past.
Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept out
congratulations!

Yours Sincerely,

Mr.Tony Brown
Public Information Officer.
Website: www.un.org/sg/management.shtml

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