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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: Helen Clark <helennclark2222@gmail.com>
Reply-To: helenclark2030@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 04:21:59 -0700
Subject: Swift Wire Transfer


United Nations Development Programme
304 E 45th St
# 3 New York, NY 10017, United States.
Tel: +1 940 560 6386

Email: inquiry@undp-office.org

Sir,,

SWIFT WIRE
TRANSFER

Please to inform you that effort has been made towards a direct swift wire
transfer of US$3,000,000.00 as Compensation into your account as approved
by the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly under the Compensation
Programme of the UNDP.

To that effect, an investor have been arranged to assist you in financing
the transaction through our accredited paying bank (Bank of China, New York
Branch), and it is expected that you return his Investment with 5% interest
of whatever he will be investing to offset charges incurred prior to the
crediting of your account.

Tentatively, it is expected that you provide us your details as stated
herein to enable us secure the necessary Clearance and Statutory Funds
Approval from the US Department of Justice, US Depart of Treasury and the
Federal Reserve System to give the US$3,000,000.00 the legal backing it
requires and thereafter, the immediate release into your account.

Your Names and Address
Your Private Phone and Fax If Any
Name and Address of Your Next of Kin
Name and Address of Your Bank
Account Number
Swift Code
Routing/Aba Number.

Upon acknowledgement of the above, we will notify our accredited paying
bank and the necessary clearance and Consent will be sought through the US
Department of Treasury and US Department of Justice and thereafter, your
account will be credited upon payment of the Charges, which are the reasons
for the investor’s financial assistance.

Treat this as urgent and ensure immediate compliance to hasten the process
of crediting of your account to the tone of US$3,000,000.00 without fail.

Yours truly,

Administrator Helen Clark
Email: helenclark2222@outlook.com


EXECUTIVE BOARD
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

President : H.E. Mr. MÃ¥rten Grunditz (Sweden), Vice-President :Mr.Tarik
Iziraren (Morocco) Vice-President : H.E. Mr. Yusra Khan(Indonesia),
Vice-President : Mr. Eduardo Porretti(Argentina),Vice-President : Ms.
Candida Novák Hornakova(Czech Republic),Rekha Thapa Director, Executive
Board Secretariat and\ Secretary (UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS).

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