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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 "<lsoleye@russelsmithgroup.com>
Reply-To: philipmoor.p@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:25:56 -0400
Subject: PAYMENT AUTHENTICATION.1

617/618 Diplomatic Zone,
Central Area District,
Abuja- Federal Capital,
Nigeria Annex Office.
Email:philipmoor.p@outlook.com

Dear Beneficiary,

RE: PAYMENT INSTRUCTION FOR OUTSTANDING CLAIM .

I am Philip Moore of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I was mandated by the United Nations to handle all foreign payments

awarded and commissioned. Based on that files has been forwarded to my office for review and subsequent payment. On the

review carried out. I discovered that US$10M was grossly over-invoiced and inflated by some officials and the code of conduct

bureau does not permit civil servants to run or operate foreign account.

I am contacting you just for one reason that the fund can still be paid if I recommend because my discovery has not be

revealed to anyone yet and I don't want to cancel the payment out-rightly. I want to let you know that the fund can be paid

if you are ready to follow my advise and work secretly with me due to the fact that I have interest in the fund .

I want to benefit from it, I will go ahead and correct the anomalies for the fund to be paid to you in seven working days. I

will like us to do the business together then I will write a favorable report about the claim for the immediate release of

the fund. At the precise moment, the claim has been processed, we are irrevocably mandated to debit the Grant account and

credit your account.

For standing as the Beneficiary, 40% goes to you for your maximum support, while 55% for m which I intend to invest in your

Country while the remaining 5% will cover any envisaged expenses.

I will be expecting to hear from you for it might interest you to note that Ten working days from the moment you acknowledge

the receipt of this mail and agree on my terms will be enough to confirm the fund in your account.
Get back to me on this Email:philipmoor.p@outlook.com


I await to hear positively from you urgently.

My Regards,
Philip Moore.
UN/FBI Representative.

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