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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.Inga-Britt Ahlenius" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.inga-britt11@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 22:22:01 -0700
Subject: UNITED NATIONS 2014 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION PAYMENT

UNITED NATIONS 2014 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION PAYMENT
VIA OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit, Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division.
Attn: Beneficiary,
With all due respect, my name is Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius from the United Nation International Oversight service New York; I wish to inform you that I just arrived Nigeria few days ago with the United Nation Secretary General on a two days official visit to Nigeria with the president of Nigeria, but was directed to Lagos yesterday from Abuja on a special duty, after series of complains from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia,Europe, Oceania, Antarctica, South America and the United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the rate of scam Activities going on in these two nations.
I have spoken with the adviser on international matters to the Foreign ministers here in Nigeria and i have also spoken to the president of Nigeria Dr. Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria since the problem originated from Nigeria which he is the president of “On our telephone conversation, He told me that he has been trying his best to make sure you receive your fund since the assumption of office as the president sometime last year. Right now, as directed by our secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon after his recent meeting with the President of America on his recent trip to America for the United Nation Peacekeeping talk with the world leaders, We are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and have decided to waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorize the Government of Nigeria through an apex bank here in Nigeria to effect the payment of your compensation of an amount of(US$10,000,000,00) approved by both the Nigeria government and the UN in your favor
Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some top Nigerian and British Government Officials are interested in your fund and they are working in collaboration with One FAKE JAMES B. COMEY who claimed to work with the FBI from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into their personal account. On the acceptance of this email, I will advise you to reconfirm me with your present phone number and address to enable me cross-check with what I have here in our database.Your fund has been approved by both the Nigeria government and the UN in your favor Either by wire transfer/Check payment/ATM card Method without any more delay. The only fee you will be requested pay to confirm your fund into any account that you may present if you choose to be paid via wire transfer is your Notarization fee of $245 only to the United Nation office in Nigeria where i will be working on appointment for now.
I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on what next to do as soon as you can take care of the Notarization fees.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius.
United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight

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