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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: "UNITED NATIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <remittdeppt22@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 00:39:50 +0100
Subject: Re: United Nation Compensation Commission

United Nation Compensation Commission,
Mr. Russull Akins
UN Agent Officer
 
 
Notification From United Nations,
 
 
My name is Mr. Russull Akins newly inaugurated United Nations 
Compensation Commission Agent (UN), My committee has a mandate to 
recover unpaid debts associated with NNPC contracts, Lottery fund, 
inheritance fund, loans and grants etc ranging from $1M-$4.2M owed to 
various beneficiaries and companies across the globe (Asia, Europe, USA, 
Africa, and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid 
beneficiaries/companies to the 2 appointed official delivery service for 
immediate payment of the fund.
 
 
This meeting was first held on the 8th of April 2003. You can view this  
 
page for your perusal:
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm  Assess  ;
Code:8911-89-QDR
 
 
In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars were  
 
shortlisted among the first fifteen individuals yet to be paid hence 
this email. However, we received a petition today from Mrs. Joyce Edison 
stating that you are critically infected by Cancer of the Lungs and that 
you have some few months to live according to the doctor's report so 
therefore that you have given her the authorization to claim your fund 
on your behalf and as such your fund should be paid to her as heir 
apparent.
 
 
She also said that she is ready and willing to obtain all the 
procurement of the legal documents for the release of your fund to her 
as you have instructed, it will interest you to know that she has been 
held right away for verification purpose because of the elaborate global 
scam, we decided to contact you once more for confirmation. If after 
seven working days, no response is received from you it will be assumed  
 
that you are ill indeed and as such authorization and approval will be 
granted on behalf of Mrs. Joyce Edison to claim/receive your fund.
 
 
 
 
I await your urgent response to this office immediately.
 
 
Mr. Russull Akins
UN Agent Officer
CC: Vanborg Janhenstrug
reply to :  Vanborgjanhenstrug@zing.vn

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