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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 Banki Moon" <mrbankim@rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 07:37:45 -0500
Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (UNCC)

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (UNCC)


AUDIT UNIT, UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED) DIRECTORATE OF
INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
ADDRESS;870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-NEW YORK NY 10017
OUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX028/2012

DEAR BENEFICIARY:

MR NAME IS BANKI- MOON THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL YOU ARE
OFFICIALLY DIRECTED TO CONTACT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNION BANK PLC
MR DARRY MANGIN TO GET YOUR ATM CARD COMPENSATION
OF $2.5M,SEND TO YOU AS THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL DEBT AND BOARD OF
FOREIGN WINNINGS,INHERITANCE AND CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL AFTER
INVESTIGATING YOUR LONG OVER DUE PAYMENT FILES AND THE WAY AND MANNER IT
WAS MESSED UP BY SOME OFFICIALS WAS DIRECTED TO RELEASE YOUR OVERDUE ATM
PAYMENT COMPENSATION WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT WITH THESE EXCLUSIVE VITAL
VIDE TRANSACTION NO:WHA/EUR/2012 AND TRANSFER ALLOCATION NO:U. B.
N/X44/701U.N/WGB/GB, PASSWORD: 339331, PIN CODE: 78569, CERTIFICATE OF
MERIT NO: 104, RELEASE CODE NO 0876: 0876: IMMEDIATE U.N TELEX
CONFIRMATION NO: -222568: SECRET CODE: XXUN014.


HAVING RECEIVED THIS VITAL PAYMENT NUMBERS YOU ARE INSTANTLY QUALIFIED
TO RECEIVE AND CONFIRM YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT WHICH IS DESIGNATED TO THE
ZENITH BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC. IMMEDIATELY WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS OF
CONTACTING THEM. PLEASE FORWARD YOUR CURRENT MOBILE PHONE# FULL
NAME,ADDRESS AND CONTACT MR MANGIN ON + 234- 8084516541 EMAIL:
unionbankplc_pytdirector@ymail.com FOR THE IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM
CARD.

BEST WISHES
MR BAN KI MOON
U.N SECRETARY GENERAL

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