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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Ban Ki-Moon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fergusonkeith714@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 11:57:26 -0500
Subject: APPROVED COMPENSATION PAYMENT INSTRUCTION

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH WORLD BANK REP.
APPROVED COMPENSATION PAYMENT INSTRUCTION


Dear Beneficiary,

How are you today? Actually, you may not understand why this message came to you. We have been having a several meeting and investigations in Africa and London UK base on a series of petitions received from some beneficiaries like you, which just ended two days ago with the former secretary to the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Ana, and European Union Rep, with Arab States Rep, and Asian Nations Rep, also with World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim in acknowledgement of USA President Barack Obama. This message is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world because of Contracts payment execution Inheritance Funds, Award Winning Prize, This includes people that may have not yet received their payment or people that had an unfinished international businesses transaction that failed due to Government problems, both for People that lost their relative's in Middle East War and natural disaster victims. The United Nations Compensation Commission Board of Trustees in Affiliation with World Bank Represent

We found your name in the list of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we are contacting you as an ATM Master Card Valued at US$750,000.00 (Seven Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) has been accredited in your favor through the United Bank of Africa, this have been agreed upon and signed. Note, you are advised to contact Mr. Keith Jr. with your Phone number and your house address at his contact details below: Call him now that you received a message from United Nations in Affiliation with World Bank to contact him for your ATM Master Card.Contact Person: Mr. Keith Jr. I apologize on behalf of my organization for any delay you might have encountered in the past. Thanks and God bless you and your family. We look forward to hear from you as soon as you confirm your ATM Master Card. Making the world a better place. We the peoples. A stronger UN for a better world.

Regards,
U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

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