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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: "Alan Walters" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alanwalters@accountant.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2014 15:49:51 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE ACTION FOR YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT

Attention:
 
 
This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the UN to compensate all the scam victims $4,000,000 USD (Four Million US Dollars)each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $4,000,000 USD compensations funds.
 
 
On this faithful recommendations, during UN last meetings held at UN Headquarters in New York, U.S.A, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various individuals to the scams artists operating syndicates all over the world today. In other to compensate victims, the UN Body is now paying victims of this operators $4,000,000 USD each in accordance with the UN recommendations. also you call me for information on my private number.+447031926569
 
 
 
Respectfully
 
 
Dr.Alan Walters
Committee on Financial Matter
       UN Office UK



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