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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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Fraud email example:

From: "UN) Human Right Activist" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uactivist1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:05:30 +0500
Subject: 25/07/2012

UNITED NATIONS (UNITED NATIONS ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
UNITED NATIONS LIAISON OFFICE
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our website: http://www.un.int/nigeria/
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX0287
DATE:25/07/2012
 
ATTENTION:
         IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CASH DELIVERY.
 
I am Barr: Jack Les, the newly appointed director general in charge of approving & releasing all owed yet unpaid \Un-released foreign payments and also the special adviser to the United-Nation fighting against the UN-necessary delays of beneficiaries yet unclaimed payment including yours  which was recently discovered last week unpaid to you by the present BRITISH GOVERNMENT after series of investigation conducted.
 
 
I am delighted  to inform you that the contract/Inheritance panel of the UN,which just concluded it’s seating in London federal capital territory just released your (E-mail Id & Name) among the currently approved beneficiaries who are to benefit 100% from this very diplomatic immunity 3rd quarter payment of the year. This panel was primarily delegated to investigate and to genuinely manipulated all owed debts and claims as it has eaten deep into the economy of the Great Britain-London.
 
However, i wish to personally bring to your urgent notice, so that you will be aware that your yet unclaimed payment date's is still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid and UN-claimed owed debt in my department where i newly work as the new appointed (UN) lawyer in charge of approving & releasing of all yet unpaid debts recently recovered back by the (UN) office in London been our branch after discovering that your payment has been delayed UN-necessary due to one reason or another while auditing was going on last week. Your own file was personally forwarded to my executive office by the chief auditors of the (UN) as an unclaimed fund.
 
At this moment, I wish to use this medium of communication to inform you that for the time being the (UN) has completely stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer, ATM Card,Bank Draft or Check Payment due to numerous petitions received from the united states home-land security, the FBI, IMF and other financial and security agencies to UK  government against our banks on wrong payment and diversion of innocent beneficiaries owed funds to a different account.
 
In this regards, I am going to use my good office now to send you your just approved part-payment in the tune of $6.5M (Six Million Five Hundred  United States Dollars) only by cash to you via a special (UN) universal diplomatic delivery means to you. In process of doing that, i will personally secure every needed documents as the newly appointed lawyer representing the (UN) office now to cover the money including the affidavit to claim of this particular yet unclaimed payment from our British High Court here in London which will bestow the right and privilege to you as the rightful beneficiary who is to receive this payment after meeting up with the delivery requirement as the British law stipulate. All these will be done perfectly only on the condition that you will give me 10% of the funds we are about disbursing to you which is $6.5M (Six Million Five Hundred  United States Dollars)  only out of the $6.5 million you are to receive as soon as you receive the money which will be coming to yo
 
Note: The money will be coming on 2 security proof trunk boxes. The boxes are already sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine by the management of this organization and i also want you to know that the management are not aware of my plans with you in this transaction, so you have to keep it a top secret till 1 and you are able to conclude this very transaction. This fund was brought to us from the World Bank special delegates because the funds itself was meant for our local a fem market here in the UK.But you don't have to worry for any thing that need to be taking care of here in London, as this transaction is 100% risk free and will remain legit as long as you work with me transparently. The boxes are coming with a diplomatic agent assigned by the management of this organization by AN AGENT" who will accompany the boxes to your house address or any address you will provide to me for this transaction to enable us complete.
 
All you need to do now upon your willing acceptance on my condition, is to send to me a guarantee that you will give me 10% of the funds as soon as you receive the $6.5Million, and your full house address and your identity such as, international passport or driver’s license including your personal contact phone numbers which must be a working numbers, the diplomatic attached will travel with it.He will call you immediately he arrives in your country's airport to update you and I hope you understand each and every point that I've made clear to you in this email message am sending you.
 
WARNING/ADVISE: Please note carefully that any money requested from you by anybody,office,banks or group of people from Africa/Nigeria or any part of the world to receive your payment expect the United-Nations Appointed Commission Office (UK), presently in charge of recovering all UN-necessary delayed yet unclaimed owed debts payments, whom the FBI, IMF and other financial agencies have irrevocably approved that should serve you better and ensure you receive your payment this time around, so kindly note that any money sent by you to any office in Africa/Nigeria is at your OWN RISK, so stay away from any other office, person or group of people and face only the United-Nation Appointed Approved Payment Disbursing High Commission Office only till your payment gets to you safely through the Dallas Airport.
 
MOST IMPORTANTLY: For security reasons and to enable  both of us conclude this transaction successfully, note that the diplomatic agent that is  coming with the consignment boxes will not know the original contents inside the boxes he his to delivery to you. So what l and our accredited management will declare to him that is inside the consignment boxes is a sensitive photographic film material and classified volume confidential company's contract documents.
 
Also note categorically that, before i proceed with the next arrangement, you are advice to call me immediately or email me immediately , so we can talk and agree first before i seal this transaction with you and if you have any question to ask for more clarification before and remember to send the required information directly to my Email address:  and I will let you know how far I have gone with the arrangement. I will secure the diplomatic immunity clearance certificate that will be tagged on the boxes to make it stand as a diplomatic consignment. This clearance will make it pass every custom checking point all over the world without any hitch. All this I will do with my own money as your partner.
 
Please, I need your urgent reply , because the boxes are schedule already to live this week as soon as I hear from you today. You should confirm
immediately you receive this message through my Email my private phone number will be given to you when i get your immediate responds for confidential
talk:Contact Email:uactivist1@yahoo.co.uk
 
 
I am highly submitted and willing to serve you better.
 
Congratulations Once AGAIN.
 
Highly Submitted.
Respectfully Yours in-service,
Barrister.Jack Les,
(UN) Human Right Activist

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