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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: <nhaggin1@e-mail.ua>
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 13:12:10 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT ADVICE

Dear Valued Beneficiary:
 
 
This is to inform you that UN have assigned a private financier that will assist financially to take care of the amount required as to facilitate the release of your Contract  / inheritance funds which is still on hold through Royal Bank Of Scotland Bank reflection outgoing server.
 
 
Due to your financial weakness the United Nation & World Bank Bank Mass Assisted Project arranged the services of a private financier to help in making your transaction to become Success without delay, so you are highly advised to comply with all the given instructions so that the financier can release his deposit to you in order for you to offset the fee for the issuance of all the needed Certificates that will enable you to receive your long awaited funds.
 
 
 
 
According to U.N agreement with the financier: Beneficiary Protection Act: Which means the financier is meant to raise all the necessary upfront expenses for the processing of the necessary documentations on your behalf as to enable the reflection of your approved  funds into your designated Account, you will not be required to pay any fee or send your hard earn money to any one.
 
 
 
My directives must be followed, in order not to jeopardize my effort in making this transaction a success once and for all this time.Be informed that the Loan that would be released to you by the Financier will be used ONLY to take care of the required Certificate that will be issued on your name by the Authority.
 
 
 
Note:The Financier will charge you 4% of the total sum as his commission, which would be paid to him only when you confirm the reflection of your funds GBP9,900,000.00 into your designated Bank A/c, this option is safer and reliable, this I presumed will solve the problem of doubt of loosing your money.
 
 
 
Below is the contact Name & Email Address of the World Bank Special Rep To United Nation (U.N) 26th Floor New York, NY 10017 USA. Further instruction would be given to you by Lewis Arlester Ricks on how to contact the Financier that will take care of every upfront fee to get your fund release to you this week.
 
 
Email: lewisarlesterricks@aol.com
Tel: (347) 349-4955
Contact Name: Lewis Arlester Ricks.
World Bank Special Rep To U.N.
 
 
You are therefore advised to communicate only with the accredited officer for further remittance advice with the following information below:
 
1) Full Name;
2) Full Address;
3) Your contact telephone and fax number;
4) Your Age and Profession;
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification;
 
 
I believe you will surely compensate my effort at the end of this transaction. Please confirm the receipt of this important message so that we can move further to complete this project with the assistance of the approved financier.
 
 
Please count this as the only opportunity to re-bounce for what you suffered in the past.
 
 
Good luck and kind regards
 
 
UN Making the world a better place.
 
 
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary (UNITED NATIONS).

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