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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 Organization <unitednation-org@zhot.net>
Reply-To: <royalbankofscotlanduk93@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 05:06:02 -0600
Subject: REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 02096/ (400.000.00 GBP):

UNITED NATIONS ORGNIZATION
CYBER SECURITY DEPT.
United Nations Office
London Suit N7, NS1T2WK,

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION PAYMENT 2012-2013.

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 02096/ (400.000.00 GBP):

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated by the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE, UNITED NATIONS UK in conjuction with THE FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY UNITED KINGDOM to pay 9,000 scam victims the sum of Four Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling (400.000.00GBP) each, you are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims, You have to contact the paying bank for the immediate payment of your Four Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling(400.000.00GBP) compensations fund.
On this faithful recommendations,we want you to know that during the first UN meeting of the year 2013, held at the UN Headquarters, New York,with the United Nations Secretary-General. Mr. Ban Ki-moon on the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2011-2013 On the Global Financial and Economic Crisis, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meeting on the lost of funds by various foreigners to the scam artists operating in syndicate all over the world today and that its affecting the world economic growth and development such as international trade, international financial system and debt, in other to stop this, the United Nations is now paying 9,000 victims of this operation Four Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling (400.000.00GBP) in section of financing for development, sustainable development, human settlements, poverty eradication, globalization and interdependence in the world, the payments are to be paid by UNITED NATIONS authorize bank under funding assignment.
According to the number of applicants at hand, 78 beneficiaries have been paid, we still have more left to receive theirs.
Your E-mail i.d was mentioned by our security intelligent monitoring database as one of their victims of the operations as was noted down from the microsoft, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to anyone or who so ever, for any reason what so ever, the secret service is already on trace of the criminals.
You will receive your compensations payments either by Cheque to your home address, or Bank direct wire transfer to your destination local account.
We shall feed you with further modalities as soon as we hear from you. We wish to inform you that the board of trustees and management of UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION TEAM London has finalized and have being given an Immediate transfer approval order by the British Ministry of Finance committee members of Bank of England,by this following means of choice below for your own security reasons.

CONTACT UNITED NATIONS AUTHORIZE PAYING BANK WITH THIS BELOW FORM:

FULL NAME...........................................
DATE OF BIRTH.......................................
POSTAL/ADDRESS....................................
SEX......................................................
NATIONALITY.........................................
OCCUPATION..........................................
MOBILE TELEPHONE.................................
EMAIL ADDRESS......................................
PIN CODE NO.........................................
SCAN COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY...................

Send a copy of your response to;

Royal Bank of Scotland United Kingdom,
Contact Person: Dr. Mr. Andrew Albert,
General Manager, Foreign Transfer Unit,
Bank Email ID: royalbankofscotlanduk93@yahoo.co.uk
ank Phone Number: +447014233116
Bank Fax Number: +447017038113

APPROVED BY,
Mr.Ban Ki-moon.
Secretary-General.
His vision of a stronger UN for a better world.
Dr. James K. Dickson
Publicity Secretary
U.N Monitoring Team UK.

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