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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: "UNECA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infouneca@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:00:44 +0300
Subject: LETS SAVE THE WORLD!

U.N ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA (ECA)
P.O. Box 3001, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
TEL: +251 11 551 0365 (Direct)
FAX: +251 11 551 7200
Email: infouneca@yahoo.com.ph
Our Ref: AFUA /SNT/STB


ATTENTION PLEASE,

AM MR. ABDOULIE JANNEH, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF (ECA) AND A DELEGATE OF THE UN REIMBURSEMENT
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.A SUMMIT WAS HELD AT THE UNITED NATION HEADQUARTER IN NEW YORK, UNITED
STATE ON 20TH OF JANUARY AND IT WAS REPORTED BY VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES FROM DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE GLOBE THAT OVER 90% FOREIGNERS HAVE LOSE POSSESSION OF THEIR ENTITLEMENTS TO
RIGID IMPOSTORS IN AFRICA DUE TO THE INEFFICIENT ECONOMY STABILITY AND INADEQUATE FACILITIES
IN THE AFRICAN SECURITY SYSTEM.

FOLLOWING THIS DEVELOPMENTAL STRIVE; THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA (ECA) HAS COMBINED
EFFORT WITH THE UNITED NATION ANTI-CRIME COMMISSION TO ALLEVIATE THE PLIGHT OF THESE VICTIMS
SINCE IT HAS BEEN REVEALED THAT MANY BANKS,UNIVERSAL FIRMS, COOPERATE ORGANIZATIONS, COMPANIES
AND INDIVIDUALS HAS BEEN BANKRUPTED DUE TO THE ACTIVITY OF THESE HOODLUMS.
HOWEVER, THOROUGH INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED THAT THESE IMPOSTORS HAVE DROPPED OVER 500,000
VICTIMS ACROSS THE WORLD AFTER COLLECTING THEIR MONEY FALSELY, MANY AS A RESULT OF THIS HAVE
COMMITTED SUICIDE, WHILE OTHERS ARE NOW LIVING IN ABJECT POVERTY.

PRESENTLY WE HAVE OVER 200 SUSPECTS IN OUR CUSTODY, 135 AT THE FEDERAL PRISON, WHILE SOME ARE
AWAITING TRIAL AND WE ARE STILL IN SEARCH OF OTHERS WHO THINK THEY ARE SMART; REPORT ALSO
REACHED US FROM ONE OF THE SYNDICATES THAT WERE APPREHENDED THAT YOUR PARTICULARS WAS AMONG
VICTIMS OF THE OPERATIONS, FOR THIS REASON YOU ARE WARNED NOT TO DISCLOSE THIS COMMUNICATION
TO THIRD PARTY FOR UNKNOWN REASON BECAUSE THE U.N. SECRET SERVICE AFFILIATED WITH THE ECONOMIC
COMMISSION FOR AFRICA (ECA) HAS WAGE INTO ACTION TO TRACK THIS CRIMINALS DOWN AND WE HOPE YOU
WILL ASSIST US BY DISCLOSING EVERY RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT COULD LEAD TO THE APPREHENSION OF
THESE HOODLUMS.

MEANWHILE, WE AWAIT YOUR EMAIL SHORTLY WHICH INCLUDES ALL THE DETAILS INDICATED BELLOW FOR
REFERENCE AND VERIFICATION PURPOSES. WE HAVE ALREADY MADE CONCRETE ARRANGEMENT TO REFUND
BACK YOUR MONEY REPARATED FROM THESE HOODLUM TO YOU INCLUDING THE INTEREST RATE UPTILL DATE,
WHICH IS A TOTAL SUM OF TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (US$2,500,000.00).

THE REQUIRED INFORMATION IS AS STATED BELOW:

1. YOUR NAME:
2. YOUR ADDRESS:
3. YOUR TELEPHONE:
4. FAX:
5. AGE:
6. SEX:
7. YOUR OCCUPATION:

WE WILL TREAT EVERY INFORMATION RECEIVED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS.

YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED, LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE THE WORLD A
BETTER PLACE.


THANKS


SIGNED,
ABDOULIE JANNEH
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE UNECA

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