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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. Michael Burn" <michaelburn87@outlook.com>
Reply-To: michaelburn@barid.com
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 01:18:46 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Payment Investigation Unit (Code 1177) Good News To Share }


European Union @ United Nations
Payment Investigation Unit
EU/UN Commission Plaza
Geneva - Switzerland
Our Ref: EU/UN/GE-SW/511

Attn:

RE:- IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR USD10,500,000.00 VIA ATM VISA CARD During the
joint meeting held by the European Union (E.U.) and United Nations (U.N.) Ad-Hoc
Executive Committee on Lottery Winnings, Contract and Inheritance fund Payment;
we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by
the corrupt officials who have been using your payment transaction as an avenue
to extort BOGUS FEES from you.

To forestall this, your full payment of US$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) has been Irrevocably released to you
through the effort of this Ad-Hoc Executive Committee. Thus, you will be
receiving your payment in the form of ATM VISA CARD and this will enable you
have instant access of your total fund without been maltreated again.
Based on our instruction; a part payment of US$500,000.00 have been Activated
into an ATM VISA CARD in your favor through UNION CARD. After you receive the
first ATM VISA CARD worth of US$500,000.00; another US$500,000.00 will follow
and continuously until you receive your full payment . We have taken this
measure in order to avoid any unnecessary lapses or delay again.

NOTE: Your first ATM VISA CARD worth US$500,000.00 is been Activated awaiting
your pick-up; and you are hereby advised to contact your account officer at
UNION CARD to finalize delivery arrangement.
Note that you are not required to pay courier delivery charge for delivery of
the ATM VISA CARDS to you as the delivery will be made free off-charge through
the European Union Assigned Special Courier Delivery Company. The only legal fee
you are required to pay to receive your ATM VISA CARD is $55 and this is the
cost for purchasing an INTER-BOND INSURANCE COVERAGE, as the CARD must be
properly insured and approved by the INSURANCE COMPANY.
You are further advised to send the cost of insurance through western union
money transfer and furnish him with the western union MTCN, SENDERS NAME AND
ADDRESS; including your valid details and address where you want your ATM VISA
CARD to be delivered.

Below is the complete information to send the insurance cost.

Receiver's Name: Audu Abel
Receiver's Address: Lagos Nigeria
Text Question: In God
Text Answer: We Trust
Amount: $55

Finally, this Ad-Hoc Executive Committee will strictly monitor the process of
all your ATM VISA CARD delivery to avoid the hopeless situation created by the
corrupt officials from been repeated again.
Please follow our instructions properly to avoid any delay on your payment again.
Yours faithfully,

Mr. Michael Burn

For,EU/UN High Commission

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