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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 Bernard bullen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bernardbullen@foxmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 23:03:43 +0300
Subject: To: Unpaid Beneficiary


Ms. Carman L.Lapointe
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General For Internal Oversight Services
Contact My Personal Assistance

To: Unpaid Beneficiary

This is to inform you that I came to United Kingdom yesterday from Canada, after
series of complaint from the FBI and other Securityagencies from Asia,Europe,
South America and the United States of America respectively, against the Federal
Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the high volume of
fraudulent activities going on in these two nations.


Right now, as directed by UN secretary General named Ban Ki-Moon we are working
in collaborations with the Metropolitan Police Service and we have decided to
waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorized the Government to
effect your overdue payment worth $3.3 Million USD funds without any delay as
approved and instructed by CANADIAN government and UNITED NATIONS.

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some top
Canadian Government Officials are interested in your funds and they are working
in collaboration with One Mr.John Hillary from USA to frustrate you and
thereafter divert your funds into their personal account.

Note that I have a very limited time to stay here in London so I would like you
to urgently respond to this message

contact Mr Bernard bullen with this email address bernardbullen@foxmail.com

your details, forward the following information to Mr Bernard bullen to enable him
instruct you on how your $3.3 Million USD funds will get to you.

Your full name, full address,direct phone number,Sex,Age and Occupation so that
he can advise you on how best to confirm your funds in your account within the
next 72 hours.



Sincerely yours,
Ms. Carman L.Lapointe
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary
General For Internal Oversight Services.

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