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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: Mrs Marriam Jimmy <c2@officec741.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <atm_accountant@tlen.pl>
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 16:24:29 +0530
Subject: CONTACT US FOR YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT FROM UNCC COMPENSATION

FROM:THE DESK OF UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION
{INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT}
OFFICIAL CONTRACT PAYMENT UNIT.
Our Ref: UNO-BC29
RELEASE CODE No:75V2V

Attn: Honorable Beneficiary,

This is to officially bring to your notice that The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out with your favor $US550,000 00 as payment for this Fiscal year 2013 this instructions is from the custody of the United Nation representative office in Asia,We are sorry that your Payment Approval File was sent to Asia India. due to we have 3 Honorable Beneficiary in India ,The United Nation Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council and the payment has been approved by World Compensation.

We hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-UNO/-#9979) so You have to indicate this code when contacting the card remittance Center with your contact details,You are hereby authorize to contact the paying office with the information below as soon as you receive this email for immediate release of your payment to you so that you can be the second category beneficiary to receive its fund since the paying office have alots of beneficiary to pay.

Full Name:
Address:
Telephone No:
Age:
Occupation:
Country:
Identity Card if any.

However outline below is the paying bank in India contact information contact them now for the immediate release of your payment to you since it has been approved by United Nations and World Compensation meanwhile do not be taken unaware that all the necessary document backing the fund up has been forwarded to the custody of the paying bank in India.

CONTACT: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
CONTACT PERSON::MR TOMSON REYMOND
Email: atm_accountant@tlen.pl
CALL THE BANK AT: :TEL:+91-8130853497

Do let us know immediately you have contacted Standard Chartered Bank for your immediate payment please do not forget your payment code it is very important. We saw your name on our list of people whom have not received their funds.

Yours faithfully,
Signed VIP Marriam Jimmy
Approved Mr Ban Ki Moon
United Nation Secretary General

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