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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: "Rupert Phyllis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rupert_phyllis@kimo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 10:56:36 -0400
Subject: Your Payment Is Ready..

From: Mr. Rupert Phyllis
Director: United Nations
Misdirected Fund Remittance Centre
Uk Office

Dear Beneficiary,

This letter is from United Nations Misdirected Fund Remittance Centre a newly formed World Financial Service Authority under

the direct supervision of the United States Of America/United Kingdom.

This body was set up to discover and take over and reapropriate outstanding Accrued Interest by Governments, Companies or

Individuals all over the world through Contract Payment, Inheritance Payment, Forex Payment and MTNs and CDs Payment, to the

right person. You are hereby informed that a part payment of USD$5.000.000.00 (FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) has

approved yesterday.

It will interest you to know that this discovery is of utmost importance and a mandate has been given to this body, The

United Nations Misdirected Fund Remittance Centre to ensure that this fund gets to you without any delay.

Note that a special payment arrangement has been made with our paying Bank ZENITH BANK PlC UK to transfer the said fund

directly to your Bank account or alternatively come in person to our office to receive the fund, and if you so desire there

can also be delivery of your fund to your location.

You are hereby advised to urgently furnish this office with your detailed information to enable us open up communication with

you regarding the release of your fund immediately.

The information required from you to enable us process your payment is as follows.

(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Residential Address:
(3) Phone, Fax and Cell Phone Number:
(4) Your Private Email address:

You are advised to contact us immediately with the above requested information for further details.

Thanks.

Yours Truly
Mr. Rupert Phyllis
Director: United Nations
Misdirected Fund Remittance Centre,
UK Office.

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