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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 PHILLIP ANDREW <globmadiplomaticdeliverycoy@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jerwils54@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 05:26:05 -0700
Subject: compensation exercise


Attention: Beneficiary

This is to notify you that you are lucky to be among those selected to
benefit from the third phase of the payments mechanism, which commenced in
October 2000, each successful claimant in categories “D”, and “E” and will
received an initial amount of up to $5 million in accordance with decision
100 of the Governing Council of the UNCC. You are to receive $5 million
usd as your name falls under this categories “D” and “E”

You can confirm this compensation exercise through this link:

http://www.un.org/press/en/2005/ik486.doc.htm

http: www.uncc.ch

The United Nations has deposited your Over-due payment of $5 million, with
this bank (FIRST BANK PLC), This is regarding the draws the Secretary
General Ban Ki-Moon organized on his visit to Africa last Month to help
individuals/Scam victims and charity organization, Your name/email was
listed among those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise.

The First Bank Plc is the authorized/approved bank to release your fund
and they will be waiting to hear from you, This payment of $5 million has
been programmed into an MASTER ATM CARD signed and approved in your Name
with Registration Reference No:FDXB/FBK/UNx/100. kindly get back to their
office with your details as listed below.

1.Residential Address
2.Full Names:
3.Phone Number:
4.A scanned copy of your ID or passport.

FILL THE ATTACHED FORM AND FORWARD IT TO THE BANK OFFICER BELOW

MR. JERRY WILLIAMS. EMAIL: jerwils54@gmail.com




UPDATE US AS SOON AS YOU REACH HIM

REGARDS


MR PHILLIP ANDREW
HEAD OF OPERATION/MONITORING UNIT
WEST AFRICA REGION
UNITED NATION

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