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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 NATION PAYMENT." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibru01@e-mail.ua>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:52:06 -0400
Subject: $10.5M PAYMENT APPROVAL GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY

Re: Transfer Confirmation

Dearest,Beneficiary.
Please i want to inform you that your fund was brought to our desk,of
$10.5Million dollars, but it seems as you don't want to speak or write
back to us. However, One Mr Jonathan visited my office, with a
Beninios lawyer with application of claim over your USD$10.5Million
dollars with this financial institution.
Please, do confirm to us, as matter of urgency if this man is really
from you so that this office will not be held responsible for paying
wrong person. Based on board of directors meeting today, they have
concluded to approve the payment on his favor since you failed to
fulfill the obligation given to you by the wire transfer Department,
to process your payment. Therefore, if you are really serious and
willing to receive the first $10.5Million dollars through Diplomatic
delivery, kindly get back to us and we will work with you to complete
this your long awaited fund, so you are to effect the payment
processing fees so that you will start expecting your USD$10.5Million
dollars via over night delivery and transfer to your Account.

Since the Payment processing fee is $190 in my concerted efforts to
actualize your fund payment with the convenient time schedule I will
raise $50, so I am expecting $140 from you today.

As an insider in this Financial Institution, I must assure you that
once you have provided to the Bank with their demands of the total $190, they would now
be under legal obligation to transfer the funds to you within 24hours
once we confirm this $140. YES you must receive the delivery within
two working day, after you have send the $140.
if you are not willing to have your payment please dont reply and if you are willing please send the $140 so that the ATM card containing your fund will be sent and transferred to your Account without wasting any time.
Kindly make the payment to:

1. RECEIVER NAME======= JAMES WILLIAMS,
2. COUNTRY=====LAGOS NIGERIA.
3. QUESTION=======IN GOD
4. ANSWER======WE TRUST
5. AMOUNT======US$140.00

I will like you to co-operate with me to retrieve this legacy payment
left behind than allowing the government of this country to forfeit
it. I believed it is a life time opportunity which every reasonable
human-being will never allow to slip by. We do business each day with
an absolute commitment to ethics, honesty and credibility.

(NOTE: REPLY ALL MAILS TO THIS EMAIL WITH YOUR FULL CONTACT DETAILS
NOW FOR RECONFIRMATION:

Am waiting for your urgent response.
Mr.Ibru Duke.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EMAIL:ibru01@e-mail.ua
TEL:+ 2347045515200

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