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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: "MR JOHN SMITH" <smithmr.john11@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: chukwukanmafred@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 02:44:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: United Nations Assisted Program

United Nations Assisted Program
Directorate of International Payment Center
United Nations Liaison Office - Africa

ATTN: Beneficiary.



How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?, You may not
understand why this mail came to you.



We have been having meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago
with the then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.



This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the
world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of
US$7, 500,000.00 (Seven Million, five hundren thousand United States
Dollars) This includes every foriegn contractors that may have not
received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished
transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government
problems etc.



Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team of
Economic and Financial Crime Commission observers and this is why we are
contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.



You are advised to contact Mr. Victor Okere of ZENITH BANK NIGERIA PLC, as
he is our representative in Nigeria, contact him immediately for your ATM
/ International Bank Draft of USD$7, 500,000.00 (Seven Million, five
hundren thousand United States Dollars) This funds are in a ATM or Bank
Draft for security purpose ok? so he will send it to you and you can clear
it in any bank of your choice.



Therefore, you should re- confirm him your full Name and telephone
number/your correct mailing address where you want him to send the ATM or
Draft to you via courier service but you are to pay for the cost of
courier service.



Contact Mr. Victor Okere immediately for your Bank Draft or ATM card.


Person to Contact: Mr. Victor Okere (Mr)
United Nation Dispatching Officer
Tel: +234-1-4539404
Email: customers.carr@yahoo.co.uk,
Email: chukwukanmafred@yahoo.co.uk



Make Sure you provide him with the following information:



(1),Your full Name:
(2),Your Address where your card will be dispatch to you:
(3),Home/Cell Phone:
(4),Preferred Payment Method (Check or ATM):



Making the world a better place


Mr. John Smith
UN Envoy (African Region


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