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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: "DR. ANTHONY GILBERT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bschultes@protectam.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:45:15 -1200
Subject: ATTN: ATM CARD VALUED.....

Greetings,

I am authorized by the newly appointed United Nations Secretary General, 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 organization in Africa,Europe and Asia who are trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.

This is to bring to your notice that I Anthony Gilbert have been instructed by the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlement Program (UN-Habitat) and I have been instructed by the Secretary-General of The United Nations Ban Ki-moon to pay 5 (Five) people who have been Victims of Benin Republic,Nigeria,Ghana,Burkina Faso and other series of Internet scams.The United Nations has decided to pay you US$12,500,000 USD (Twelve Million Five hundred Thousand United State Dollars) each as compensation.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 in ATM master Card.This email is for 5( Five ) selected recipients that funds has been extorted from. The United Nations has resolute to compensate you and every foreign contractors that haven't received their contract sum due to Government problems or irregularities etc.I found your email in our l
ist of unpaid beneficiaries and I

Note: The United Nations Board of Director have sign your ATM CARD VALUED at US$12.5 MILLION USD (Twelve Million Five hundred Thousand United State Dollars), This funds are in an ATM master CARD for security purpose.

My contact details are as stated below :-

Name: Dr. Anthony Gilbert
Email: unitednationorg3444@yahoo.com OR secretarygr111@aol.com
Text or Call: +1 646 893 3243

Please reconfirm me with the following information for security purpose and for your easy ATM MASTER CARD delivery.
1.Full Name:____________________________________
2.Home Address:_________________________________
3.Phone Number:_________________________________
4.City:_________________________________________
5.Country:______________________________________
6.Occupation:___________________________________
7.Sex:__________________________________________
8.Next of Kin

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Anthony Gilbert
Co-ordination United Nations Human Settlements Program
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)

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