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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: "Jacqueline Fernandez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednation400@rocketmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 09:58:22 -0000
Subject: PLEASE HELP US STOP SCAM

United Office (UN)
Kings Place, 90 York Way
London N1 9GU
Phone: +4420 3 353 2002
Email: unitednation400@rocketmail.com
 
 
 
 
 
                        UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK.
 
 
 
Attn:
 
How are you today?
 
After much attempts to reach you on phone, I deemed it necessary and urgent to contact you via your e-mail address and to remind you about your compensation payment. Having received your Claim Application, I write to inform you that I am a delegate from the United Nations Compensation Commission UK and to notify you finally about your outstanding Compensation payment of $5.7M USD with identification number UNCC/280/012.
 
During our last annual calculation of your banking and Internet activities, we realized that you are eligible to receive a compensation
payment of $5.7M USD. This compensation is being made to all of you who have suffered losses/damages as a result of unemployment, accident or illness. For more information, contact our paying bank in Ghana, United Bank of Africa (UBA) with your Name, Resident Address and your direct Telephone Number for the transfer of your compensation fund of ($5.7M USD).
 
United Bank of Africa
Name: Mr. Michael Dede
Tel: +233541901672
E-mail: markejiofor22@hotmail.com
 
Thanks for your patience.
Jacqueline Fernandez
Programme Manager
United Nations Compensation Commission
 
 
 

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