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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: "BARRISTER. FREDERICK MORGAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrister.frederickm@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 02:04:36 -0700
Subject: SUB: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CASH DELIVERY.

UNITED NATIONS (FBI/IMF ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS,
UNITED-NATIONS INCONJUNCTION WITH THE (/IMF)
RE-UNION ASSISTED RECONCILIATION PROGRAMME DIRECTORATE
OF INTERNATIONAL CASH PAYMENT DELIVERY WITH IMMUNITY
CLEARANCE ON ALL YET UN-PAID FOREIGN OWED PAYMENT UNIT,
Our Ref: UN//IMF/UK-NG/APPROVED-PLAN/JAN-10.
8 Tor View Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Cotonou BB4 6, Benin Republic.

FAX: +229 6678 9679
TEL: +229 9890 0664

SUB: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CASH DELIVERY.

Attn:

I am Barr: FREDERICK MORGAN , the newly appointed director general in charge of approving &

releasing all owed yet unpaid\Un-released foreign payments and also the special adviser to

the United-Nation fighting against the un-necessary delays of beneficiaries yet unclaimed

payment including yours which was recently discovered this week that has not yet been paid

to you by the present GOVERNMENT after series of investigation conducted.

I am delighted whole heartedly to inform you that the contract/Inheritance panel of the UN,

which just concluded its seating in Benin federal capital territory just released your

(E-mail Id & Name) among the currently approved beneficiaries who are to benefit 100% from

this very diplomatic immunity 1st First quarter payment of the year. This panel was

primarily delegated to investigate and to genuinely manipulate all owed debts and claims as

it has eaten deep into the economy of the Great country Benin Republic.

However, i wish to personally bring to your urgent notice, so that you will be aware that

your yet unclaimed payment data's is still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid and

un-claimed owed debt in my department where i newly work as the new appointed (UN) lawyer in

charge of approving & releasing of all yet unpaid debts recently recovered back by the (UN)

office in Benin Republic been our branch after discovering that your payment has been

delayed un-necessary due to one reason or another while auditing was going on this week.

Your own file was personally forwarded to my executive office by the chief auditors of the

(UN) as an unclaimed fund.

At this moment, I wish to use this medium of communication to inform you that for the time

being the (UN) has completely stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer, Atm

Card, Bank Draft or Check Payment due to numerous petitions received from the united states

home-land security, the FBI, IMF and other financial and security agencies to Benin

Government against our banks on wrong payment and diversion of innocent beneficiaries owed

funds to a different account.

In this regards, I am going to use my good office now to send you your approved part-payment

in the tune of $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) only by cash to you via a

special (UN) universal diplomatic delivery means to you. In process of doing that, I will

personally secure every needed documents as the newly appointed lawyer representing the (UN)

office now to cover the money including the affidavit to claim of this particular yet

unclaimed payment from our federal high court here in Benin Republic which will bestow the

right and privilege to you as the rightful beneficiary who is to receive this payment after

meeting up with the delivery requirement as the Benin law stipulate. All these will be done

perfectly only on the condition that you will give me 10% of the funds we are about

disbursing to you which is (US$1M) One million United States dollars out of the

$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) you are to receive.

Note: The money will be coming on 2 security proof trunk boxes. The boxes are already sealed

with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine by the managent of this organization and I

also want you to know that the management are not aware of my plans with you in this

transaction, so you have to keep it a top secret till me and you are able to conclude this

very transaction. This fund was brought to us from the World Bank special delegates because

the funds itself was meant for our local afem market here in the Benin Republic.

But you don't have to worry for anything that need to be taking care of here in Benin

Republic, as this transaction is 100% risk free and will remain legit as long as you work

with me transparently. The boxes are coming with a diplomatic agent assigned by the

management of this organization by Diplomat" who will accompany the boxes to your house

address or any address you will provide to me for this transaction to enable us complete.

All you need to do now upon your willing acceptance on my condition, is to send to me a

guarantee that you will give me 10% of the funds as soon as you receive the $10,000,000.00,

and your full house address and your identity such as, international passport or driver's

license or ID Number including your personal contact phone numbers which must be a working

numbers, the diplomatic attached will travel with it.

He will call you immediately he arrives in your country's airport to update you and I hope

you understand each and every point that I've made clear to you in this email message am

sending you.

WARNNING/ADVISE: Please note carefully that any money requested from you by

anybody,office,banks or group of people from London/Nigeria or any part of the world to

receive your payment expect the United-Nation Appointed Commission Office (Benin Republic),

presently in charge of recovering all un-necessary delayed yet unclaimed owed debts

payments, whom the FBI, IMF and other financial agencies have irrevocably approved that

should serve you better and ensure you receive your payment this time around, so kindly note

that any money sent by you to any office in London/Nigeria is at your OWN RISK, so stay away

from any other office, person or group of people and face only the United-Nation Appointed

Approved Payment Disbursing High Commission Office only till your payment gets to you

safely.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: for security reasons and to enable the both of us conclude this

transaction successfully, note that the diplomat coming with the consignment boxes will not

know the original contents inside the boxes he is to delivery to you. So what l and our

accredited management will declare to him that is inside the consignment boxes is a

sensitive photographic film material and classified volume confidential company's contract

documents.

Also note categorically that, before I proceed with the next arrangement, you are advice to

respond back to me immediately on email address, so we can talk and agree first before I

seal this transaction with you and if you have any question to ask for more clarification

before and remember to send the required information's directly to my Email address and I

will let you know how far I have gone with the arrangement. I will secure the diplomatic

immunity clearance certificate that will be tagged on the boxes to make it stand as a

diplomatic consignment. This clearance will make it pass every custom checking point all

over the world without any hitch. All this I will do with my own money as your partner.

Please, I need your urgent reply because the boxes are schedule already to leave immediately

as soon as I hear from you this week.

I am highly submitted and willing to serve you better whole-heartedly.
Congratulations Once AGAIN.

Highly Submitted.

Respectfully Yours in-service,
BARRISTER. FREDERICK MORGAN,
(UN) Human Right Activist
Email: barrister.frederickm@yahoo.com
DIRECT CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE NUMBER: +229 9890 0664

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