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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 Compensation Commission" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr_chris_ngige1@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:04:04 -0400
Subject: You have a compensation.

Attention Beneficiary,

My name is Hon. Dakuku Peterside, the committee Chairman in charge of the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) which was created as a subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council. Its mandate is to process claims and pay compensation for losses and damages suffered as a direct result of losses to those involved in scams, unclaimed contract inheritance payments, loss of properties, deaths, loss of natural resources, etc. And in furtherance to effect this compensation to the affected persons, the Commission has made available the total sum of $1.8BillionUSDollars this year 2013 to 27 governments in the world for distribution.

Please see the link as evidence of this offer from the United Nations:

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm

Hence therefore, my committee after a thorough investigation on your involvement and effort in getting your unpaid payment for the past years till date, we have approved a total sum of $1.5millionUSDollars to your name as compensation from the fund made available to us by the United Nations Compensation Commission. So you are hereby advice as a matter of urgency to contact our pay master general with the name and information as stated below.

Master General: Dr. Chris Ngige
Email: dr_chris_ngige1@yahoo.cn

It is important as been informed and notified to contact our pay master general for your payment but failure to adhere then we will assumed you have decline the offer but if in your response as said then you must send the following information as listed.

1. Full name:
2. Full contact address:
3. Phone number:
4. Your age and current occupation:
5. Attach copy of your identification either driver's license or passport photograph.

Sincerely,

Hon. Dakuku Peterside,
(The committee Chairman on the United Nations Compensation Commission)


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