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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: "MR JEFFREY WATERFALL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jwaterfall@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 02:36:05 -0400
Subject: Attention: Our Esteemed Fund Beneficiary

UNITED NATIONS FUND INVESTIGATION UNIT SEATTLE WASHINGTON
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
WORLD BANK FACT-FINDING .
Special duties reference **UNO/WBF LM-05-371**
ORDERING CONTRACTOR: UNO/WBF a?" SG
 
Attention: Our Esteemed Fund Beneficiary
 
I am Mr. Jeffrey Waterfall, The United Nations Payment  Investigation  Unit Seattle Washington. This is to bring to your notice that the payment of your long overdue fund which originated from United Kingdom and Africa Countries such as Contract/Inheritance/Lotto Winning Fund Payment, which has been on hold for many years now, despite all our efforts that failed some how due to the activities of some corrupt governmental and bank officials handling your transaction.
 
Please Kindly bear with us and accept your payment worth of ((US$3,500.000.00 )) Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars which has been approved to your name. This payment will come to you via ATM CARD or BANK DRAFT or by Diplomatic cash delivery process. Moreover, we have an agreement with the World Bank, Be informed that we are working in collaborations with the United Nations Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, who authorize the immediate payment of your long awaited fund without any further delay. Meanwhile I will get everything concluded within the next 24 hours upon your acceptance .
 
Note I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law. You are advised to include the followings below details. (1). Full Name: (2). Contact Address: (3). Telephone Number: (4). Occupation: (5). Age: (6). Sex: (7). Marital Status: (7). Working Identity Card/Int'l Passport: (8). Nearest Airport Close To Your City: NOTICE: That you are warned to stop further communications with any other person's or office's different from the staff of the United Nations Official with Valid identification. This measure is intended to stop the impostors you have erroneously been dealing with. You are to here strictly to our code of conduct, which is(CODE-6968) which you will have to indicate when contacting the PAYMENT center, by using it as your subject.  , if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters that have been frustrating you, we shall stop and cancel your payment immediately.Reply to jeffreywaterfall@kimo.co
 
Respectively.
Mr Jeffrey Waterfall
United Nations Payment Investigation Unit .
Seattle Washington
 

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