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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. Bart.George" <ljupco.piperevski@elem.com.mk>
Reply-To: georgebartsiotas@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 03:24:22 +0200
Subject: YOU CAN NOW RECEIVE YOUR ABANDONED FUND FROM U.N.

NATIONAL PLAZA, U.N. HEADQUATER COMPLEX.
YONKERS NEW YORK, 10017, USA.

I, George Bartsiotas, a management consultant to various UN organizations, Director "Joint Inspection Unit United Nations" Auditor General to various Government and public sectors, introduced fraud detection and prevention policies and procedures, During Auditing, investigation and inspection reviews through our data base I came across an abandoned fund in your name, you were entitled to receive a payment, your name was stated as the next of kin to this said fund, according to the file.
Have you been seeking for the release of this fund from different source for some time? Been contacted by impostors for this mentioned fund? Spending your hard earn money and being fed with all manner of lies? I am now in position to let you receive this fund without difficulties, if you can follow my directives, those impostors are not in position to release this fund to you, now is your opportunity to receive the fund and feel more happy, count yourself lucky .

I have already assisted some from different locations since my assumption to this office, your fund do exist and others too, it is real and genuine, you have not been able to received it because you have been dealing with impostors that can offer you nothing.

FOR VERIFICATION AND APPROVAL, SEND:
1. FULL NAME... , 2. PHONE NUMBER..., 3. YOUR ADDRESS..., TO THIS EMAIL: georgebartiotas1914@yahoo.com

Regards
George Bartsiotas
Director

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