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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: "CHRISTOPHER ROBERT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <crobertsun@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:48:25 +0100
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED

DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT
United Nations Regional office
Lagos Nigeria.
YOUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX0L8 UNITED NATIONS.
 
 
Greetings
 
 
I am authorized by the newly Elected  President of Nigeria GENERAL M.BUHARI, and the Governing body of the United Nations Debt Reconciliation Unit, to investigate the
 
unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of my investigation, I discovered with dismay that your payment has been
 
unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank and Government regulatory organisation in the in Nigeria who are trying to divert your funds into their private
 
accounts.
This is to bring to your notice that I am the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and I have been instructed by the New
 
president of Nigeria General Buhari to pay 500 (Five Hundred) people who have been Victims of Internet scam in one of his plans to fight corruption. The United Nations
 
has decided to pay you $5,500,000 USD (five Million five hundred Thousand United State Dollars) each.
You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for the release of your
 
compensation fund.
 
Note: The United Nations Board of Director have sign your ATM CARD VALUED at $5.5 MILLION USD, This funds are in an ATM CARD for security purpose.
My contact details are as stated below :-
Name: Dr. Christopher Robert
Email: crobertunitednations@yahoo.com.ph
Phone Number: +234-7086081202
Please reconfirm the following informations for your perusal.
1.Full Name:
2.Address:
3.Phone Number:
4.Country:
5.Occupation:
6.Sex:
7.Age:
Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Christopher Robert
Executive Director United Nations Human Settlements Programme
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)

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