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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: <infofsbinfo@kimo.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:18:36 -0700
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD CONTACT THE BANK FOR INSTANT DELIVERY

UNITED NATIONS ASSISTED PROGRAMME
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND
TRANSFERS. UNITED NATIONS LIAISON OFFICE
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
office phone: +447045752466

Attention: Beneficiary,


This is to notify that we have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS Mr. Ban Ki-Moon.

This email is to compensate the people that have been scammed in conjunction by the World Bank assited program, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND which your name is among.

This includes some foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and some people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems, Pensioners and those that lost their house, Jobs, relatives in Disaster etc. We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this has been agreed upon and has been signed. We notice that your Compensation fund has not been paid to you.

However, we don't know why you have not been able to receive your fund from our paying Bank till this moment instead some body came on your behalf stating that you are dead and that he is your next of kin. Please confirm this information. Did you ask Mr. Jorgen Nordqvist from CANADA to claim your Compensation fund from our paying Bank?

Please as matter of urgency contact the Paying Bank immediately before things will get wrong and let them know if you actually directed Mr. Jorgen Nordqvist to claim your Compensation Fund.

Below are the account details of Mr. Jorgen Nordqvist where he authorized the paying Bank to transfer your fund into;

Account name: Jorgen Nordqvist (J Nordqvist & Ass.).
Contact address: 160 Frederick Street, Suite 506, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5A4H9.
Bank name: Royal Bank of Canada.
Bank Address: no. 161 King Street E, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Bank Swift Code: ROYCCAT
Account Number: 00131 003 100 2518.

Due to matter of unscrupulous people trying to divert your fund, your fund has been programmed into an International ATM card which will be delivered to you. You are advised to contact Prof.Bamba Brian Scott, as he is our representative in COTE D?VOIRE, contact him immediately so he will send your International ATM card to you and you can access it at any ATM center of your choice in your country. He will also give you the details on how you can use your International ATM card to withdraw your Compensation Fund. Note that the FEDERAL SAVINaGS BANK (FSB) are the only authorize Bank to pay your Compensation fund as our representative under Prof.Bamba Brian Scott

Finally,the only money you will require to pay the Bank is cost of delivery (COD) to enable them delivery your International ATM card to your home address. Please bear it in Mind when contacting them for onward delivery of your ATM Card

Therefore, you should send your information as follows below to him.

Your full Name
Your contact address
Occupation
Sex/age,
Position in your office
Telephone number
A scan copy of your ID card.

Below is the Bank Contact, kindly contact them with their information below.

FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK (FSB)
Contact person: Prof Bamba Brian Scott
Department of ATM card
EMAIL: infofsbinfo@kimo.com

However the mode of payment is by AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE CARD (ATM), this is to discourage any form of extortion that will request you to pay for various charges and COT charges which are UNLAWFUL.Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your ATM card.

UN............ Making the world a better place.

Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

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