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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. JAN ELIASSON," <hmrc.refund@intarvo.com>
Reply-To: "uba_bank70@yahoo.com" <uba_bank70@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:04:33 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Hello beneficiary,



Hello beneficiary,

This mail is from UNITED NATIONS,This email is to few well listed people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS in Affiliation with WORLD BANK have agreed to compensate them with the sum of USD $3.750,000.00 Dollars each,

Our reason for contacting you on this day is to inform you that your ATM card which sum of $3.750,000.00 Dollars is ready now. so You are advised to contact Mr. Abdullahi Ibrahim of our paying center in United Arab Emirates, as he is our representative in Asia. Contact him immediately on how to send your ATM Card to you with your payment code: 00977 immediately with his Contact address below: .

I look forward to hear from you as soon as you confirm your payment making the world a better place.

Contact Person: Mr. Abdullahi Ibrahim
Email:

He will respond to you accordingly.

Thank you.

Very truly yours,
Mr. JAN ELIASSON,
Deputy Secretary-General.

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