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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: "Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon." <bodirecounitednations2@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:23:15 -0800
Subject: GOOD DAY DEAR

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to inform you about the current update on the
released of your legal funds.

We have been having meeting for the year about your
compensation fund with the board of directors of the United
Nations organization bodies.


This email is to all the people that have been scammed in
any part of the world, the United Nations have agreed to
compensate them with the sum of usd$5.5 million dollars
through a secured/ certified mode of payment via atm visa
card.

Therefore, we are happy to inform you that an arrangement
has perfectly been concluded to effect your payment as soon
as possible in our bid to be transparent. However, it is our
pleasure to inform you that your atm card number; 4120 5350
0007 4999 has been approved and upgraded in your favor.
Meanwhile, your secret pin number will be available as soon
as you confirm to us the receipt of your atm card.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not
received their contract sum, and people that have had an
unfinished transaction or international businesses that
failed due to government problems etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are
contacting you, and we are happy to announce to you that
every necessary legal arrangement regarding to your
compensation has been signed and sealed.

This is to inform you that a woman of 5.9 inches tall, with
blonde hair and white in colour from the united states of
America came to our office today claiming to be from you,
stating that you are dead but before your abrupt death you
made him your representative and authorized him as your
legal beneficiary to claim your atm card/fund valued us$5.5m
only from this reputable commission.


Now here comes the big question, did you sign any dead of
assignment in favor of this woman, thereby making she the
current beneficiary with his following contact details:
please let us know also if you are aware that we are almost
ready to transfer part payment of $5.5m usd of your
outstanding funds to her nominated bank

Account stated below:

Bank name: washington mutual bank

Address: 1723 palmdale bulv.

Palmdale ca. 93550, usa

Acct # : 3573813158

Rout # : 322271627

Swift code # : wmsbus66

Beneficiary:Janet White

If you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to
this email immediately by contacting the independent corrupt
practices & other related offences commission (icpc) 10
okotie eboh street, off awolowo road, ikoyi, lagos nigeria.

His contact information are written below:
Name: justice Emmanuel Ayoola (chairman),
Direct telephone number: +2348033826152
Email:bodirecounitednations2@hotmail.com

For your information, we shall proceed to issue all payment
release details to this Woman whom you made your legal
beneficiary, through the ministry of finance and under the
instruction/supervision of Mr. Oluseguno. Aganga, if we do
not hear from you within the next two working days.

We will be waiting to hear from you as quickly as possible.

1) Your full name and
address………………………………..

2) Pones, fax and mobile
no:………………………………………….

3) Professions, age and marital
status:……………………………….

4) Copy of any valid form of your
identification:…………………

5) Our Bank
Details:…………………………………………….

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation in this regards.

Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your ATM Visa
Card.

Making the world a better place.

Regards,

Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
http://www.un.org/sg/

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