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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: "MRS CAROLINE DUKE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <compensation2013@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:05:35 +0100
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,

RE: THE UNITED NATIONS AIDS AND AWARENESS SCHEME.
SCAMMED VICTIMS PAYMENT COMPENSATION OF $5,500,000.00
VICTIMS PAYMENT REF: CODE: 06654
Attn: Beneficiary,
 
This is to bring to your notice that I Mrs. Caroline Duke, from the United Nations Aids Awareness, I was posted to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as head of the departmental director scam victim payment compensation (SVPC) to pay 3 scam victims $5,500,000.00 (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only) each for this year 2013.
Your email address is listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your $5,500,000.00 compensations funds.
 
On these faithful recommendations, we want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria.The New Elected President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan (GCFR) instructed Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that it alarmed so much by the world in the U.N. meeting on the loss of funds by various individuals operating from the mentions banks below or the others.
 
Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC Bank London, Barclays Bank London, Central Bank Of Belgium, Bank of London, Inter Continental Bank, Diamond Bank Of Africa, Natwest Bank Uk, Bank of America, Central Bank Of West Africa, and other Bank of Africa respectively. Your email address appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a payment of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only.
 
In other to compensate victims, the U.N Body in conjunction with the Nigerian Government, is now paying 3 victims of this $5,500,000.00 each in accordance with the U.N. recommendations in this year 2013.
 
Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be supervised by the United Nations' Officials Register to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) or Apex Bank as the corresponding payee authorized bank is: Zenith Bank OF Nigeria PLC.
 
According to the number of applicants at hand, 1 Beneficiary has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States.investigation have shown that these people have dropped over 500,000 victims after collecting their money falsefuly, many committed suicide and others living by the grace of God and we still have more numbers left to be paid the compensations of $5,500,000.00. Your email particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of the victims operating with one of the mention bank, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any person whatsoever as the U.S. secret monitoring service is already on trace of the other criminals, till we apprehend them.
You are required to send your information I listed below.
 
YOUR FULL NAME:
ADDRESS & COUNTRY:
AGE:
SEX:
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION
OCCUPATION;
PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER:
 
We are trying our best to contact other victims who have not received this information or application as well for verify and possible consideration. I will feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Caroline Duke
Director , (U.N) SVPC.
mrscarolineduke56@gmail.com

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