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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: "Sir George Graham" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <peter.jefferson46@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:28:58 -0700
Subject: UN PAYMENT NOTIFICATION CODE 511

UNITED NATION (UN)
DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPARTMENT
GENEVA-SWITZERLAND
Our Ref: UN-0XX2/987/2014



EUROPEAN UNION, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL APPROVAL PAYMENT

The British Prime Minister in conjunction with EUROPEAN UNION, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with Release Code: (511) in your favor for your Inheritance/contract entitlement/award winning payment with the UNITED NATIONS to your nominated bank account.

Based on this your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Appeared in the next on the list of our outstanding beneficiary to received payment at the first quarter of the year 2014.

SO contact: MR. PETER JEFFERSON on his contact Direct email:
mrpeterjeffson1@gmail.com or by Phone: +44 703 195 6936 for immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, You are required to send bellow Informations for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY.
3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS
5) BANK NAMES
BANK ADDRESS
ACCOUNT NUMBER
SWIFT CODE
ACCOUNT BENEFICIARY NAME
6) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
7) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE.

note: your personal contact/communication code with citi bank is (511), you are advice to send your full banking information to the citi bank of london through the office of international remmittance director headed by MR. PETER JEFFERSON and make sure you speak with him, with your new payment code for release of your payment and send him all your banking information now. regard. senate contact code (511) officer: MR. PETER JEFFERSON.


Best regards

SIR GEORGE GRAHAM
DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPARTMENT
UNITED NATIONS AND EUROPEAN UNION.

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