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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: "Ms Valerie Amos" <vpn@kathrein.co.in>
Reply-To: <uncc_boardtrusteesawardcenter@europe.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 03:53:09 -0700
Subject: YOUR URGENCY IS NEEDED,KINDLY RESPOND.

Dear Confirmed Fund Owner,

We sincerely apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead of a certified mail, phone call or a face-to-face conversation, it is due to the urgency and importance of the security information guiding the United Nations Compensation Committee.

Please, if you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider,we urge you to treat it genuinely. In the quest to cushion the effect of the global financial crisis, American government through the United Nations/Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) Washington, DC and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (ic3) has signed an agreement with Europe,Asia,African governments after our petition to their various crime sectors for not fighting cyber-crime in their countries.


We have written to them to immediately release all overdue funds presently logged in their treasury position since the rate of scam are all around the global and it takes few time to locate the exact country where this scams are coming from, but we found out that africans has been rate #1 scam country on romance scam,inheritance scam,Job offer scam,lottery scam,mystery shopper scam and delivery service scams. To ensure that this fund is disbursed to the rightful beneficiaries in all part of the world, If you the beneficiary would adhere to this notification it will help stabilize the various economies of the world and reduce the effect of this depressing recession.

Prior to this agreement our team of security experts has swung into action for transparency and accountability of this periodic project. The United Nations/Federal Bureau of Investigation (Global Intelligence Cyber Division) saddled with the responsibility of monitoring activities going on over the internet have discovered your E-mail Address was drawn automatically via web directory through an E-mail ballot machine.It might interest you to know that we have conducted a comprehensive investigation on this discovery as stipulated on our protocol of operation and have confirmed that the inheritance fund was endorsed in your favor and it is 100% genuine and hitch free from all facets. You have the lawful right to contact the appropriate authority to claim your payment without further delay.


Further findings revealed that some corrupt ex- government officials are conniving with some foriegn individuals of African Union/US,ASIA,EUROPE to take off your name from the beneficiary list and transfer your compensation award inheritance fund to a strange account in Canada through a man by the name Mr. Andrew Svenkeson who purported to be your cousin or errand man, he presented some necessary documentations evidencing your claim purported to have been signed by you for the release of your contract fund valued($3,700,000.00USD) knowing the fact that he gave us an information that you have been a victim of scam through some fraudulent proposals on the internet and other vital stories that follows your previous experience through some fake officials and their syndicates scam gangs.

This man with the below name and bank details, your relative or did you sent him to the compensation award authority?

Mr. Andrew Svenkeson bank details:

Scotia Bank
314 Harwood ave. s unit
Hpo5 Ajax, ont. l1s 2ji, Canada.
Account Number: 321020072923
Account Name: Andrew Francis Svenkeson


As a matter of urgency, you are requested to contact the UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMITTE to confirm that Mr. Andrew Francis Svenkeson is your true representative, so that the UNCC will disburse the inheritance fund to the bank account above and update their payment record, but if this Mr. Andrew Francis Svenkeson is not your cousin/representative ensure you send a disclaimer to the United Nations Humanitarian Representative right now in UK to remit your fund to you without delay via an ATM digital card which is the most secured way to receive fund of such magnitude. Below is the officially established email address of the UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE UNITED KINGDOM.


Contact Person: SEPHAL LOIC
Email Address: uncc_boardtrusteesawardcenter@europe.com
Phone Number: +447053856014

We advise that you go ahead in dealing with the payment center address above and be assured that we are monitoring all your activities and all other correspondence at all level. If you are presently dealing with any financial institution(s) or person(s) claiming to have relevance to the payment of your overdue funds out-side the above financial institution you are warned in your own interest to stop further communication.

Be informed that any delay in reaction to this letter will be assumed that Mr. Andrew Francis Svenkeson is your true representative and the funds will be remitted into the nominated bank account that he has provided. The Payment center will not be held responsible for any mistakes due to your inability to furnish them with your details.

Do enjoy the rest of your day
Ms Valerie Amos
Emergency Relief Cordinator(UNCC)


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