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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: Charles Lukas <charleslukas@r7.com>
Reply-To: zonal-coordinator@gmx.com
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 06:37:08 -0700
Subject: UNITED NATION COMPENSATION COMMITTEE



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SPECIAL ENVOY TO UNITED NATION
COMPENSATION PAYMENT COMMITTEE
PAYMENT CODE No: D-AM-0021
REF: UN/RBSPA/09888.

Good Day,

My Name is Mr. Charles Lukas, Special Envoy to United Nations
Compensation
Payment Committee here in South –East Asia. This committee handle
matters
related to unclaimed inheritance and lottery payments. After 2012 Fiscal
year, the UN has accepted for filing claims of individuals, corporations
and private companies, submitted by Governments, as well as those
submitted by international organizations for individuals who are unaware
or were not in a position to have their claims.

I was mandated to deliver your inheritance/Lottery Payment through a
Universal Certified payment cheque/Draft. Unfortunately, I fail to
locate
your address from the directory address provided. I decided to mail you
and notify you concerning your lottery payment which has been deposited
with Offshore Pacific Trade Bank – London.

Since 1991, the Commission has received more than 2.6 million claims
seeking a total of approximately US$352 billion in compensation. Nearly
one hundred Governments have submitted claims for their nationals,
corporations and/or themselves. Thirteen offices of the United Nations
Development Programme, the United Lottery Game Commission and the United
Nations Scam Relief victims, have also submitted claims.

The payment of USD$2,750,000.00 (Two Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty
Thousand United State Dollars Only) has been approved on your favour.
Please contact your zonal coordinator (Mrs. Mina Khalid and Mr. Kenneth
Osborn) who will assist you accordingly and file in the application
letter
to enable you claim your funds from the paying bank. Please provide the
following Information; *Full Name, *Valid Contact Address,*Profession,
*Sex, *Age, *Telephone (mobile) *Identification Card/ International
Passport *Nationality/Country and send your reply to your zonal
coordinator.
Email address: zonalcoordinator@gmx.com

Feel free to get back to me as soon as you contact Mrs. Mina Khalid and
Mr. Kenneth Osborn

Yours faithfully
Charles Lukas
UNCC. Special Envoy
South East Zonal Coordinator

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