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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: <notificationmemo@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:17:35 -0700
Subject: Be Noted

UNITED NATIONS/WORLD BANK
COMPENSATION UNIT
Our Ref: U.N/WBO/042SWISS/2013
 
Attention:
With regards to your previous attempts to secure your funds. We have been having a meeting for the past 2 weeks which just ended few days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS in Malaysia here.
 
This message is to all the foreign contractors/Beneficiaries that may have not received their contract/inheritance sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc from many part of the world,
The UNITED NATIONS in Affiliation with WORLD BANK have agreed to compensate them with the sum of USD3.2million each person, and We found your name in the list of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we are contacting you this day, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.
 
You are advised to contact Diplomat Nicholas Roy of our paying center in Malaysia, as he is our representative .contact him immediately for payment of your funds without any hitch.
Due to the awful official banking process and procedures including much SCAM act and some impostors in Africans with their offshore payment center in London etc made us to suspend this payment to be made by any other means than wire transfer method as initially carried out by some banks in other countries.
 
so you should contact Diplomat Nicholas Roy immediately with bellow information to enable him commence the payment procedures on your name
 
Contact Details:
Name: Diplomat Nicholas Roy
Email: nicholas.roy@diplomats.com
Telephone: +60129159267
 
Your Full Name:==============
Sex, Age:==================
Occupation:=================
Nationality:=================
Tel/Fax number ==============
Correct mailing address=========
Regards,
Mr. Ban-ki Moon

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