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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: Mrs Daniela Brown <aleni123@fastmail.com>
Reply-To: unitednationofficeupdateafrica@yandex.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 03:46:14 -0700
Subject: Reply Back,,,,,,,,,,,,,,



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Attn:Scam Victim:Email Address Owner,

Following the protest by international communities in the last

Worldwide Economic Forum on Asia , Paris club ,World bank ,Europe ,U.S

and Africa held in Abuja Nigeria on 07 - 09 May 2014.The world Leader

and United Nations has given instruction to African Leaders to make

sure that all scam victims is compensated without any further

delay.America President Barack Obama has instructed all African head

of states/presidents of all including African countries to make sure

that all foreign payments in Africa is paid to the rightful owner

before the end of this YEAR 2015.According to him some of them have

spent alot of money and still they have not received their fund.So all

African Leaders in conjunction with United Nations is compensating you

with the sum of $2.7m United State Dollars because of what has

happened to you in the past.President Barack Obama has warned that

failure to comply with this instruction,then they will lose all the

Grant they have been enjoying from United Nations,United States of

America and other G8 Countries.

Kindly Contact Sir D.C Marshall
Director United Nations head Office in Abuja F.C.T Nigeria
Email;(infoupdatecenter@gmail.com)
Direct Phone +234-08177369021

We have created an electronic transfer system called prepaid ATM Visa

Card,which has been loaded with your ($2.7m United States

Dollars)Two Million,Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars

therein and will be send to you immediately on the receipt of your
email response to us.Also be informed that why you have not received

your fund in the past was because of some corrupted government

officials which those people involved in delaying your payment here

has been arrested and charged to court.

Below is the information you are expected to re-confirm and forward to

Sir David Charles Marshall,

1. Full Name: ____________________________
2. Address: ______________________________
3. Nationality: ____________Sex___________
4. Age: ____________Date of Birth: ________
5. Occupation: ___________________________
6. Phone:_____________________
7. Copy of Your Identity: ________________

For your information, you have to stop any further communication with

any other person or office claiming to be the right office to avoid

any hitches in receiving your payment. Because of Impostors, we hereby

issued you our code of conduct, which is (Atm-7770)So you have to

indicate this code when contacting the Card Center by using it as your

subject.

Thanks
Mrs Daniela Brown
Office Secretary and Personal Assistant To the Director.

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