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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: "Erik Eriksen" <eeriksen@un-habitat.org>
Reply-To: ups.deliver.ng@helixnet.cn
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 16:11:29 -0500
Subject: Your Outstanding Compensation Payment




After much attempts to reach you on phone, I deemed it necessary and urgent to contact you via your e-mail and to notify you finally about your outstanding compensation payment.During our last annual calculation of your banking activities we have realized that you are eligible to receive a compensation payment of $2,811,041.00 USD.
This compensation is being made to all of you who have suffered loss as a result of fraud, accident or illness.

For more info, contact the assigned UPS agent Robinson Williams for the delivery of your cashier check Send Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code, Country and telephone number.

(United Parcel Service (UPS)
Contact Name: Robinson Williams
Tel: +2348138900697
E-mail: ups.deliver.ng@helixnet.cn

Please take note that you will pay a shipping/handling fee of $97.00 USD to UPS.


Thanks for your patience.

Erik Eriksen
Programme Manager
United Nations Human Settlements Programme


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