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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 NATIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pbberherd@admin.in.th>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:24:54 -0500
Subject: UNITED NATIONS AUTHORITY (YOUR FUND APPROVAL)

>From the Desk of Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
United Nations. (http://www.un.org/sg/)

Attention:

I write to inform you officially that your fund has been approved after due meetings with the United Nations
Authority and World bank group concerning money transactions originated from African and European countries
as their contract payments, fund inheritance, Compensation, lottery winnings due to unathorized , incapability
of financial institution and security companies in releasing such huge sum of money due to fraud, terrorist and
money laundry activities world wide.

As regards to the above, Your name appears as one of the fund beneficiaries whom their fund was successfully cleared
for payment and you are therefore adviced to re-confirm or direct them for immediate release of your fund and most importantly be aware that Eight Million, Five hundred thousand Dollars ($8,500,000.00) only was allocated to you as
the approval amount due to you.

Based on the above, you are to contact the paying bank in Malaysia for the immediate release of your fund as the bank manager has been informed and she is waiting for your contact. Contact her now to discuss the modalities of your payment
as your fund file has already been sent to them. Copy me in your email to the bank.

Bank Name: PUBLIC BERHAD BANK, MALAYSIA
Email:pbberherd@admin.in.th
Name: Henry Dora



Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you redeemed your fund. Making the world a better place.

Regards,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
http://www.un.org/sg/

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