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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: "Mr. Godwin Kajo" <paulnlemorisa77@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Godwin Kajo" <mr.godwinkajo@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2014 00:31:01 +0900 (JST)
Subject: REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $200,000 USD.



ACCESS BANK/UNITED NATIONS, SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

Access Bank
Rue du 01 BP 8956 Plateaux,
Tel: 00225 441-893-73
Fax: 00225 441-893-73
Contact Person: Mr. Godwin Kajo

SCAMMED VICTIM/$200,000 BENEFICIARIES.

REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $200,000 USD.

Attention,

ACCESS BANK/ UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations To Central Bank to pay 150 scam victims $200,000 USD (Two Hundred Thounsand Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $200,000 USD compensations funds.



You can receive your compensations payments via any of this options you Choose, DRAFT/CHEQUE PAYMENTS /ATM CARD or WIRE TRANSFERS. I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.



Yours faithfully,
Mr. Godwin Kajo
SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $200,000 USD.

Admin note: A new email scam has just been published in which previous victims o this United Nations Scam are promised compensation for their loses.

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