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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 SCAM COMPENSATION" <m112@sunumail.sn>
Reply-To: stev.eric@wss-id.org
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 23:30:28 -0200
Subject: UNITED NATIONS SCAM COMPENSATION

How are you today?
This is to notify you that your case was presented to us and was
deliberated upon Last Monday during the on going National Economic Summit
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the presence of the president,
Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, the
Honorable Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, The Central Bank
of Nigeria Governor, Mr. Sanusi Lamido Aminu and other key economic policy
makers.

It was discovered to the dismay of all participants that your payment has
been unnecessarily delayed despite been cleared by the authorized
Financial regulatory bodies and It was also discovered that some
unscrupulous individuals aiming to frustrating all your efforts have
removed some vital documents from your payment file.

However, a 7-man harmonization, normalization, notarization,
computerization and re-documentation committee has been set up to finally
perfect all the necessary documentation to that effect and they have
concluded their job, everything is ready right now.

After much strict scrutiny on your file, we discovered that some top
government officials in Nigeria especially in banks are working against
your interest in this case. To forestall any further atrocious act against
you, we have decided to go into a pact with reputable Banks in USA to
settle your payment.

You are to contact me immediately for the setting up of your accredited
payment access code number, password and allocation of foreign exchange
for your Payment through the nominated bank.

Reconfirm the below information while contacting;

Your Full Name:
Office/ Resident Address:
Current Phone Number:
Sex and Age:
Occupation:
Contact me via email (stev.eric@wss-id.org).

Best Regards,
Dr.Steve Eric.
Director, Special duties,
Foreign Operations Department
Federal Republic of Nigeria.



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Aviso de confidencialidade:

- Esta mensagem da Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa), empresa pública federal regida pelo disposto na Lei Federal nº 5.851, de 7 de dezembro de 1972, é enviada exclusivamente a seu destinatário e pode conter informações confidenciais, protegidas por sigilo profissional. Sua utilização desautorizada é ilegal e sujeita o infrator às penas da lei. Se você a recebeu indevidamente, queira, por gentileza, reenviá-la ao emitente, esclarecendo o equívoco.

Confidentiality note:

- "This message from Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa), a government company established under Brazilian law (5.851/72), is directed exclusively to its addressee and may contain confidential data, protected under professional secrecy rules. Its unauthorized use is illegal and may subject the transgressor to the law's penalties. If you are not the addressee, please send it back, elucidating the failure".

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