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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: "UN GRANT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rbi.in1987@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2014 01:17:00 +0530
Subject: Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/098/2014

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
18 MALES STREET, LONDON W1p 1DH UNITED KINGDOM.
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/098/2014
UN Payment Code: 06898
Tell: +447087693316


Attention: UN Beneficiary,

Be informed that United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) wishes to entrust the sum of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00 USD) in your care for developmental purpose. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a foundation owned by the Organization of (UNDP). We discovered that most countries are facing a lot of poverty, joblessness, and creativity in most of their locality and upgrade their society/community by using this fund to assist the orphanage home, Old Age, less privileges, creation of local jobs opportunities, destitute etc.

UNDP is a development organization aimed at improving lives across the world. This program tagged “Grass-Roots Program” is part of efforts to improve standard of living through direct participation in community development across several communities all over the world by empowering selected individuals to implement and provide basic amenities to needing communities and organizations.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been undertaking several developmental projects across the world, but we have decided to take this approach in order to enhance proficiency and ensure grassroots development by reaching the local communities.

UNDP Fund Aims At:
1. Promoting cooperation between UNDP Fund Member States and other developed and developing countries as an expression of solidarity with other nations of the world.
2. Helping particularly the poor, low-income countries in pursuit of their social and economic advancement.
3. Promoting equitable distribution of wealth.

all our huge payment were directed to India Therefore kindly contact Reserve bank of India with bellow information for your fund.

Paying Officer: ms Elizabeth Pradesh. The Head Remittance Manager,
Reserve bank of india,
Email address: rbi.in1987@gmail.com
Telephone: +91 8767836462

Provide Them with the below details for documentation purpose:

1) Scan Copy of Your National Identity Card or your International Passport:
2) Full Names:
3) Residential Address:
4) Country:
5) Nationality:
6) Mobile Number:
7) Occupation:


You are to urgently respond to this mail with detailed information on how you plan to expend the funds in community development because that is the basis for this grant and not for personal luxury, you will equally remunerate yourself reasonably to ensure success of the project.

Yours faithfully
Mr. Edmund Hillary
Zonal Coordinator (UNDP)
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)

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