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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: "UN COMPENSATION CLEARANCE DEPARTMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <clearance_dept2012-2013@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:25:34 -0600
Subject: COMPENSATION PROGRAM BY THE UNITED STATE VICTIM AWARD.

From the Desk Of: Charles Paul
Executive Director
The Fidelity Bank of Nigeria Plc.
2, kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island,Lagos.
P.O. Box 72439 V/Island Lagos.
SUBJECT: Scam Victim Payment.
AMOUNT: $5,000,000 (five Million, United State  Dollars)
Email: clearance_dept2012-2013@hotmail.co.uk
 
      COMPENSATION PROGRAM BY THE UNITED NATION AND WORLD BANK(IMF) VICTIM AWARD.
This program was launched by the United Nation and supported World bank (IMF). It has come to the world wide notice that most people have been rendered homeless by online scammers such as dating, transfer and lottory award.
This victims are made to pay averagely all their money to get some so called fund. Now the United Nation and supported World bank (IMF),  has launched two programs regarding this issue.
The programs are as follows:
(1)Eradication of scamming strategies by advance technology input.
(2)Compensation of scam victims
The United Nation and supported World bank (IMF).  has budgeted a total amount of $16 Billion for the compensation of some people that fell victim to online scammers.
With the help of the sophisticated technology initiated into this program, we were able to extract emails of some people that may have fallen victim to scammers. This is to notify you of your enlistment as a beneficiary of this program, Your email address was found and you are one of those to be compensated.
Your total compensation fund is $5,000,000 (five Million, United State Dollars only) this money is banked in FIDELITY BANK NIGERIA.
All you have to do is to contact our program head office with the following:
 
 
Fill in the following and send to the head office while contacting us on
Email: clearance_dept2012-2013@hotmail.co.uk
 
 
Full name:
Residential address:
Occupation:
Telephone:
Account no.:
Bank name:
NOTE: For your fund transfer you are only to contact the head office on:
 
Email:clearance_dept2012-2013@hotmail.co.uk
 
 
As soon as we receive these information from you, the compensation fund will be released to you in accordance with the banking policies.
The United Nation and World Bank (IMF) is truly sorry for what these scammers may have caused you and hopes these fund will be of great help to you.
UNITED WE STAND
Mr Junice Wanger
( President: Anti scammers program).
 
 
 

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