419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. RHODA WILTON" <mail@congreso.gob.pe>
Reply-To: mantu_david2@mynet.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 20:38:28 -0500 (PET)
Subject: UNITED NATION AND EUROPEAN UNION OFFICIAL APPROVE PAYMENT VALUED
US$ 30,000,000 MILLION

OFFICE
Special
Duties/Logistics
Department

FOREIGN
CONTRACT/WINNING
PAYMENT
BUREAU

Our
Ref:
GBT
/USA/STB
Your
Ref
25321/imf/us/09/10

UNITED
NATION
AND
EUROPEAN
UNION
OFFICIAL
APPROVE
PAYMENT
VALUED
US$
30,000,000
MILLION.

UNITED
NATION
ORGANIZATION
AND
EUROPEAN
UNION
ORGANIZATION
do
hereby
give
this
irrevocable
approval
order
with
Release
Code:
GNC/3480/02/00
in
your
favor
for
your
contract
entitlement/award
winning
payment
with
the
UNITED
NATION
to
your
nominated
bank
account.
Now
your
new
Payment,
United
nation
Approval
No;
UN5685P,
White
House
Approved
No:
WH44CV,
Reference
o.
-35460021,
Allocation
No:
674632
Password
No:
339331
,
Pin
Code
No:
55674
and
your
Certificate
of
Merit
Payment
No
:
103
,
Released
Code
No:
0763;
Immediate
Citibank
Telex
confirmation
No:
-1114433
;
Secret
Code
No:
XXTN013,
Having
received
these
vital
payment
number
,
therefore
You
are
qualified
now
to
received
and
confirm
Your
payment
with
the
United
Nation
immediately
within
the
next
72hrs.

As
a
matter
of
urgency,
you
are
required
to
Deal
and
Communicate
only
with
Mr.
Abdalla
Ali
Ibrahim
Ali
Alhosami,
NEW
DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE
of
Citibank.
with
the
help
and
monitory
team
from
the
FEDERAL
RESERVE
ACCOUNT
OFFICE
IN
US
which
is
our
official
remitting
bank,
Committee
On
Foreign
Payment
Matters
in
United
Nation,
has
look
up
to
make
sure
you
receive
your
fund
valued
$30m.
So
contact:
Mr.
Abdalla
Ali
Ibrahim
Ali
Alhosami.
Tel
+971
556
996
352
Email:
(abdallaaliibrahim@accountant.
com)
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
him
the
bellow
information
for
your
transfer.

1)
YOUR
FULL
NAME:

2)
ADDRESS:
CITY,
STATE:

3)
PHONE:

4)
COMPANY
NAME
(IF
ANY)
POSITION
AND
ADDRESS

5)
BANK
DETAILS:

6)
BANK
NAMES:

7)
ACCOUNT
NO:

8)
ROUTING
NO:

9)
SWIFT
CODE
:

10)
BANK
ADDRESS:

11)
PROFESSION
AND
MARITAL
STATUS,

12)
COPY
OF
YOUR
INT'L
PASSPORT/DRIVERS
LICENSE.

NOTE:
YOUR
PERSONAL
CONTACT/COMMUNICATION
CODE
IS
(022),
YOU
ARE
ADVICE
TO
SEND
YOU
FULL
BANKING
INFORMATION
TO
THE
NEW
EMIRATE
INVESTMENT
BANK
OF
UNITED
ARAB
EMIRATE,
INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE
DIRECTOR
HEADED
BY
MR.
ABDALLA
ALI
IBRAHIM
AND
MAKE
SURE
YOU
ADHIRE
TO
HIS
INSTRUCTIONS,
WITH
YOUR
NEW
PAYMENT
CODE
FOR
RELEASE
OF
YOUR
PAYMENT
AND
SEND
HIM
ALL
YOUR
BANKING
INFORMATION
NOW.
CONTACT
CODE
(002)

Your
urgent
attention
is
required.

Your
sincerely

MRS.
RHODA
WILTON

CHAIRMAN
COMMITTEE
ON

FOREIGN
CONTRACT/AWARD
WINING
PAYMENT
UNITED
NATION

AND
USA
GOVERNMENT).

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