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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. Ted Moor" <mrtedm000@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mr. Ted Moor" <carecustomer1666@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 08:01:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: A must read!


Attn Email User

This is in regard to your outstanding payment. I am Mr. Ted Moors, the newlyappointed Operations Director United Nations, Legal Affairs, Security andInvestigation here in Nigeria. The Executive Arm of the United Nationsdirected me to come down to Nigeria to Investigate your funds and to makesure that we approve all outstanding debts.

This decision was taken based on the abnormality and inability of the Banksin Africa and United Kingdom to release your fund into your bank account;Whereby it was discovered that some officials of the bank were divertingforeign beneficiaries’ payments to another account of their choice(s)overseas. In view of this, during our investigations I found out that; an account wassubmitted to divert your fund to a Germany account.

Below is the account submitted and I want you to confirm if you are aware ofthe new development because we are about effecting payment to the accountstated below today.

Beneficiary: Gotthard Ulrich WindhBank: Sparkasse north-AurichA/C No.: 367840545Swift Code: 50050201

Finally, be informed that a payment instruction has been issued andforwarded to the Treasury Department of our paying bank in Nigeria infavour of the account above without any further prejudice. But there is noway we can approve the fund to the new account without you confirming ifyou have changed your account for your fund to be transfered to theBeneficiary: Gotthard Ulrich Windh BANK ACCOUNT IN GERMANY.

Contact me immediately for further clarification to know if you have giveninstruction to transfer your fund to the above account today.

On behalf of the entire management of United Nations, we are congratulatingyou in advance and if you fail to contact this office on or before 96hrsfrom now then we will now wire the fund to the German account.

Kindly furnish me with your info:

1.full name,2.address,3.telephone/cell number4.sex5.age6.occupation

To enable us commence all the legal documents immediately.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,MR. Ted MoorsUN OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS(SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION)


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