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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.Sly Brown." <smlyys@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Sly Brown." <sly.brown@mail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 23:56:56 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mrs.Sly Brown Read.


Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX028 UNITED NATIONS.
 (WORLD BANK
ASSISTED PROGRAM)
 DIRECTORATE
OF INTERNATIONAL
 PAYMENT AND
TRANSFERS.
 870 UNITED
NATION'S OFFICE
 PLAZA 20-A
NEW YORK NY 10017
 WIRE
TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
 
 
 
 IRREVOCABLE
PAYMENT ORDER VIA (ATM CARD.)
 
 We have
actually been authorized by the appointed united nation secretary
 general, and
the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit, to
 investigate
the unnecessary delay on your payment,
 
 recommended
and approved in your favor. During the course of our
 investigation, we discovered with dismay that
your payment has been
 unnecessarily
Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to
 divert your
funds into their private accounts.
 
 To forestall
this, security for your funds was organized in the form of
 Your personal
Identification number (PIN) (ATM CARD) and this will enable
 Only you to
have direct Control over your funds in the (ATM CARD). We
 Will monitor
this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation
 Created by
the Officials of the bank.
 
 An
irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the Presidency,
 Republic of Ivory
Coast on your Payment. However, we are happy to inform
 You that
based on our recommendation/instructions, your complete contract
 Funds have
been credited in your favor through (ATM CARD). Also through  delivering at your own country through the
bank diplomatic.
You are  hereby  advice to contact:
 
 Mrs, SLY
BROWN
 GENERAL
MANAGER OPERATIONS ECO BANK PLC,
 
 Department,
(ECO BANK PLC) Contact him now for the delivery of your (ATM
 CARD). As
soon as you establish a contact with him, an ATM CARD will be
 Issued to you
immediately that you can use to withdraw your funds in any
 ATM machine
in any part of the world, but the maximum is Ten Thousand
 Dollars per
day. So if you like to receive your funds through this means
 You’re
advised to contact the ATM card payment center with your
 Following
information as stated below:
 
 1. YOUR
PHONES AND FAX NUMBER:
 2. ADDRESS
WHERE YOU WANT YOUR ATM CARD SENT :
 (P.O BOX NOT
ACCEPTABLE)
 3. YOUR AGE
AND CURRENT OCCUPATION:
 4. YOUR FULL
NAME:
 5. MARITAL
STATUS:
 6. TYPE OF
JOB:
 
 NOTE: WITH
YOUR CORRECT AND VALID DETAILS. ALSO BE INFORMD THAT THE
 AMOUNT TO BE
PAID NOW IS $5.300,000.00  MILLION.
 
 We expect
your urgent response to the email that was sent to you enable us monitor this
 Payment
effectively thereby making contact with Mrs., Sly Brown, as directed
 To avoid wrung
transfer of your fund.
 
 
 CONGRATULATIONS.
 CAPT. JAMES
C. WILLIAMS
 UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK,

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