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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 <g112@globomail.com>
Reply-To: dr.henrymore14@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:09:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION AFRICAN HEAD QUARTERS











UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION AFRICAN HEAD QUARTERS



DEBT MANAGEMENT
OFFICE


NO.5/8 TOKPA  STATE
BUILDING


COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.EMAIL:: (dr.henrymore14@hotmail.com
 
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY:


GOOD NEWS, UNITED NATION
BENIN REGIONAL INTERCONNECTION WITH UNITED NATION HEAD QUARTER NEW YORK WISH TO
INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE A MEETING WITH THE HOUSE (FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BENIN
REPUBLIC, ABIDJAN, TOGO,) WE TOLD THEM WE WANT YOU FUND BEEN YOUR WINING OR
CONTRACT FUND TO BE RELEASE TO YOU AS YOU HAVE WAITED FOR IT SO MUCH, WE UNITED
NATION WENT FURTHER INFORMING THEM THAT YOUR FUND SHOULD NOT COST YOU ANY THING
BECAUSE IS YOUR MONEY (YOUR CARD). MOREOVER, WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT
YOU SHOULD PAY ONLY DELIVERING FEE FOR THE CARD TO BE DELIVER TO YOUR POSTAL
ADDRESS THROUGH STANDARD COURIER MEANWHILE WE HAVE GIVEN THEM ALL THE LEGAL
DOCUMENTS THEY NEED FOR THE DELIVERY ALSO ITS COMING WITH UN NAME TO ENSURE NON
STOPPAGE. 
 
HOWEVER, YOU HAVE ONLY TWO
WORKING DAYS TO SEND THIS $89 U.S. DOLLARS FOR THE DELIVERING OF YOUR CARD, IF
WE DON’T HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION; THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL
CANCEL THE CARD AS SIGNED BETWEEN THEM AND US. I WANT YOU TO READ BELOW NOTICE
CAREFULLY, AS THE NOTICE STAND AS CAUTION BEFORE IT IS LATE. FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST BE CONSCIOUS OF THIS PROJECT, AS I WILL SOON CONCLUDE
THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU, IN CASE OF ANY E-MAILS, CALLS YOU RECEIVES REGARDING
THIS FROM ANY INDIVIDUALS CLAIMED TO BE ME, OR E-MAILS, CALLS FROM ANY
ORGANIZATION TO YOU, SUCH MUST BE FORWARDED AT ONCE TO ME IMMEDIATELY BY
E-MAIL.
 
ALSO, IT MIGHT COME TO YOU
WITH DIFFERENT PROPOSALS WITH DIFFERENT NAMES INCLUDING MY NAME ASKING YOU TO
COME AND CLAIM YOUR ESTATE OR EVEN FUNDS BELONGING TO YOU OR TO SOMEBODY YOU DO
NOT KNOW, I URGE YOU TO IGNORE SUCH E-MAILS OR CALLS, WHILE YOU FORWARD IT TO US
FOR UNITED NATION GENERAL ATTORNEY TO INVESTIGATE IT FOR US.
I WANT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION, AGAIN
WITHOUT THIS CODE (555) DON’T GET BACK TO
ME.
 
MOREOVER, FIRST BATCH OF
YOUR CARD WHICH CONTAINS 1,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS  HAS BEEN ACTIVATED
AND IS THE TOTAL FUND LOADED INSIDE THE CARD. YOUR FUND WHICH IS IN TOTAL
10,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS  WILL COME IN BATCHES OF 1,000.000.00 MILLION
U.S. DOLLARS  AND THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH. YOUR PAYMENT WOULD BE
SENT TO YOU VIA UPS OR FEDEX, BECAUSE WE HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHICH
SHOULD EXPIRED BY SEPTEMBER 30TH 2012. BELOW ARE FEW LIST OF TRACKING NUMBERS
YOU CAN TRACK FROM UPS WEBSITE(WWW.UPS.COM) TO CONFIRM PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO
HAVE RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT SUCCESSFULLY.
 
JOHNNY ALMANTE ==============
1Z2X59394198080570
GARY METZGER ==============
1Z2X59394195952759
GLEN PAPANIKAS ==============
1Z2X59394198690947
MOREOVER, THIS IS ANOTHER PEOPLE
THAT RECEIVED THERE PAYMENT THROUGH FEDEX WEBSITE ( WWW.FEDEX.COM).
RICHARD AUTRY ==============
869713119185
GARY METZGER ==============
871363130860
MARK STUBBS
==============871363116168
 
PROCESSING FORM DETAILS FOR
YOUR CARD TO BE SENT TO YOU.
 
(1) FULL
NAME..................
(2) PRESENT
ADDRESS.....
SEX..MALE................
(5)
AGE.......................
(6) OCCUPATION.......
THIS IS THE PAYING
INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL USE AND SEND THE 89U.S. DOLLARS THROUGH WESTERN UNION
MONEY TRANSFER FOR YOUR CARD TO BE SHIP IMMEDIATELY AS SIGNED AND APPROVED THE
PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE AND THE DETAILS SHOULD BE FORWARD TO OUR STUFF FOR
IMMEDIATE DISPATCH OF YOUR CARD TO YOUR ADDRESS
IMMEDIATELY.
 
THE PAYMENT
INSTRUCTIONS,

RECEIVER'S
NAME:.........MR.LAWRENCE IGBANUGO
 COUNTRY
NAME:............BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY:.........................
......COTONOU
TEST QUESTION:....HONEST
TEST
ANSWER:......TRUST
AMOUNT...............89.00 USD.
 
CONTACT US VIA THIS EMAIL
WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR YOUR CARD TO BE SENT TO YOU
ASAP.

EMAIL::dr.henrymore14@hotmail.com)
I WAIT
THE PAYMENT INFORMATION TO ENABLE US PROCEED FOR THE DELIVERING OF YOUR
CARD.


DR.HENRY
MORE 
DIRECTOR ATM SWIFT
CARD/FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT,


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