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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: info@undp.org
Reply-To: andrew.gordon12@timepass.com
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:38:09 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

United Nation Development Program
UN House, London, United Kingdom.

The UNITED NATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM would like to notify you that your email address just won the sum of $400,000 (Four hundred thousand USD). The email address was selected
from an exclusive list of 250,000 e-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer balloting system.

Your prize award has been insured and is ready for claims, To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to contact our licensed and accredited UN claims agent for Overseas Lottery
Winners within a period of 7 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account/Home Address after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed
with.

Contact the UN fiduciary/verification officer providing him with the below requirements to begin your claim process.

PROCESSING INFORMATION
====================================
1.FULL NAME
2.ADDRESS
3.COUNTRY
4.SEX
5.AGE
6.OCCUPATION
7.TELEPHONE
8.IDENTITY CARD


FIDUCIARY/VERIFICATION OFFICER
====================================

NAME: Mr. Andrew Gordon
Email:andrew.gordon11@timepass.com
Claims Processing Agent,
Verifications/Logistic Department
United Nations

====================================
INDICATE YOUR PREFERRED PAYMENT OPTION:
1) BANK TRANSFER (NORTHWEST FIDELITY BANK)
2) CHEQUE (INTERLINK COURIER COMPANY)
3) CASH (IN PERSON)

Warm Regards
ALAN DOVE
UN LOTTERY COORDINATOR
(www.undp.org)

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