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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 <davisr.lawyer04@gmail.com>
Reply-To: donations239@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 23:05:44 +0100
Subject: # United Nations Part Time Job Offer

Greetings Sir/Madam

We at the United Nations Office in collaboration with the World Health
Organization (W.H.O)and the USAID write to inform you about our job
offer to various interested applicants all over the world. This is a
great opportunity to be paid for involving in helping the less
privilege and eradicating poverty in the localities, a lucrative
role/job in helping our Organizations in receiving donations in cash
and materials as the case maybe as it concerns the fight against the
total eradication of the Ebola Virus and help in the devastated areas
where natural disasters and war has led to the displacement of its
citizens. The Nitty-Gritty of the job is to evaluate our various
donors by compiling these donations and securing them while you adhere
with simple/further instructions on how to reach us with the cash you
must have received by our generous donors. This job opportunity has
been mapped out to help job seekers and working class candidates alike
to help in securing funds and donations we receive due to the high
number of our donors and finding avenues to make our applicants
fulfill their monetary needs and to help in their up-keeps just to
make sure they meet up with their financial needs while we help the
less privileged, the devastated people in the war torn areas around
Asia, Africa and the Middle East. These donations does not cover only
the eradication of Ebola but goes a long way affecting and impacting
in their lives in making sure they have quality foods, clothing,
homes, education and adequate medical attention to cover their health
quality.

There is no experience required for you to stand as our donor
receiver. If you can be true-you are qualified, just send us the
information requested below and we promise you that you will not be
disappointed as long as you stay true and committed in the strive to
make ends meet for these people living in devastation and ailments in
different parts of the world, you are to receive these donations in
your bank account in form of wire transfer or check deposit. Your
payment would be sent weekly and you are to receive a huge sums weekly
depending on the amount being deposited to you by our donors, you are
entitled to receive 10% of every total payments you receive. Kindly
reach us with these below details so we can direct them to the
processing department where you are to send your banking details which
are required to receive the said donations and as well stand as
security for this job will go a long way making you financially
independent.

Sincerely,

Mark Grayson
United Nations/W.H.O Office

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