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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 OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT DEBT SERVICES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednationcompensation.office@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:24:41 +0400
Subject: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT DEBT SERVICES

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT DEBT SERVICES
Internal Audit ||Monitoring || Consulting and Investigations Division.
1779 K St, Washington D.C, DC 20240-0004,
United States of America.
 
Your Very Urgent Attention:
 
Amount Approved: US$800,000.00
Re: Immediate Release of your Fund Accumulated Fund Interest of US$800,000.00
My name is Rev Mathew Johnson, a Consultant with the United Nations, we management of United Nation through International Collaboration/Networking Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), wishes to inform you about your fund interest sum of US$1, 870,000.00 that was accrued from your capital sum which you are about to receive and is lying free in the state of fund origin but have forwarded to us because of several complains from foreign beneficiaries, we have been notified by the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) of World Bank about the release of this approved fund to you through the following option as it please you.
1.Bank to Bank Wire Transfer
2.ATM Card Payment from our accredited bank.
3.Cash Payment at any of our Offshore Payment Centre.
We want to use this medium to inform you that the above fund interest has been approved for payment to you through any of the above options based on your choice and be informed that we have concluded every legal arrangement pending your acknowledgement of this official notice while you provide to us with your reconfirmed full current information together with your direct telephone number if different from what we have.
Meanwhile, The IMF secretary general has directed that we work in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission and have decided to waive away all clearance fees/Charges and authorize us to effect payments without prejudice to the approved beneficiary with immediate effect, do reconfirm as follows while you choose any of the payment option as listed above.
 
Your full Name:   ……………………………..
Address:   ………………………………………..
Direct phone number:  …………………………
Mobile Number:  ……………………………….
Scan Copy of Identity:  ………………………
Occupation:  …………………………
Age…………….
 
The only thing you need to receive your fund is the UN Notarization of UN Bill of Right after which the “UN Bill of Right” Certificate will be issued to you that will supersede any injunction whatsoever and by then your fund must have been guaranteed. In view of that, the above offices will not be held responsible for your inability to respond to this official letter within 2 banking days, because the World bank has given us a 48 working hours mandate to conclude with this transaction and for your own good interest you should keep this very confidential till you have access to this fund.
In case if you need any clarification, do not hesitate to ask, we are always there to meet your needs and as a matter of facts and urgency you urgently need to get back to us soonest after reading this mail for better explanations and understandings of yours. Attached is a scan copy of my identity for your own verification in order to ascertain who you are dealing with, so that you will be rest assured.
God bless you while urgently waiting to hear from you.
Yours in service,
Rev Mathew Johnson.
United Nations for Internal Oversight Debt Services
Under United States Diplomatic Unit.
             …………………………………………………………………………………
1779 K St, Washington D.C, DC 20240-0004, United States of America.
 

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