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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 NANTIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cooperative_bkplc1@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:29:03 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT $15.5MILLION ,CONTACT .TELEX DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE BANK LONDON

UNITED NATIONS (UN)
Debt Reconciliation Department.
Geneva-Switzerland.
Chairman Committee On Foreign
Contract And Inheritance fund Payment Notification
From United Nations And USA Government
Sir.Adams Johnson
Attn: Beneficiary
U.S.A GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL HAS APPROVED TO PAY YOU PART PAYMENT OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND VALUED OF $15.5MILLION.
THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH U.S.A OVERNMENT, WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION DO HEREBY GIVE THIS IRREVOCABLE APPROVAL ORDER WITH THIS RELEASE CODE: GNC/3480/01/09 IN YOUR FAVOR FOR YOUR CONTRACT ENTITLEMENT AND YOUR INHERITANCE FUND WHICH YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YET, NOW IT WAS APPROVED BY THE WORLD BANK, THAT YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND SHOULD BE RELEASED THROUGH CO-OPERATIVE BANK LONDON . SO YOU ARE ADVISED TO PRESENT ANY OF YOUR CHOICE, ON HOW YOU WANT TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND, EITHER BY ATM CARD OR WIRE TRANSFER, SO IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSFER YOU CAN PROVIDE ANY OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND WITH OUT DELAY. I AM CONTACTING YOU IN REGARDS TO THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN BY UNITED NATIONS, PLEASE I WILL URGE YOU TO TRY AND INDICATE ON HOW YOU WANT YOUR FUND TO BE RELEASED TO YOU FROM THE TWO OPTIONS ABOVE.
NOW YOUR NEW PAYMENT, UNITED NATIONS APPROVAL NO; UN8685P, WHITE HOUSE APPROVED NO: WH84CV, REFERENCE NO.-38484021, ALLOCATION NO: 675332 PASSWORD NO: 337331, PIN CODE NO: 22974 AND YOUR CERTIFICATE OF MERIT PAYMENT NO: 102, RELEASED CODE NO: 0763; IMMEDIATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK TELEX CONFIRMATION NO: -1113433; SECRET CODE NO: XXTN093, HAVING RECEIVED THESE VITAL PAYMENT NUMBER, THEREFORE YOU ARE QUALIFIED NOW TO RECEIVED AND CONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT WITH THE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LONDON IMMEDIATELY WITHIN THE NEXT 72HRS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DEAL AND COMMUNICATE ONLY WITH MR. edward coleman, HEAD OF TELEX DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE BANK LONDON ,WITH THE HELP OF MONITORY TEAM FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK NEW YORK WHICH IS OUR OFFICIAL REMITTING BANK, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT MATTERS IN UNITED NATIONS, HAS LOOK UP TO MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUND. SO CONTACT: MR. EDWARD COLEMAN ON HIS CONTACT INFORMATION, DIRECT Tele:+44- E-Mail cooperativebankplc110@yahoo.co.uk FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE/AWARD WINNING CLAIM BE INFORMEDT
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK NAME:
6) BANK ADDRESS:
7) ACCOUNT NUMBER:
8) ROUTING NUMBER OR SWIFT CODE NO:
9) OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
10) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:
NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH MR. EDWARD COLEMAN IS (CO-OPERATIVE209), YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND YOUR FULL BANKING INFORMATION TO MR. EDWARD COLEMAN, TELEX DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE BANK LONDON AND MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK WITH HIM, WITH YOUR NEW PAYMENT CODE FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT AND SEND YOUR BANKING INFORMATION TO HIM .
CONTACT PERSON: MR. EDWARD COLEMAN
POSITION: HEAD OF TELEX DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE BANK LONDON
Tele:+44-
Email: cooperativebankplc110@yahoo.co.uk
REGARD
SIR. .Adams Johnson
(Chairman Committee On Foreign Contract And Inheritance fund
Payment Notification from United Nations And USA Government.)
APPROVED
CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE:
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© 2012 United Nations And USA Government.
Original Copy

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