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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. NASSIR ABDULAZIZ" <officedepartment8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "MR. NASSIR ABDULAZIZ" <goodservice141@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 03:51:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES


UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
INTERNAL AUDIT, MONITORING, CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
MR. NASSIR ABDULAZIZ,

(ATTENTION: PLEASE )

THIS THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT I CAME TO BENIN REPUBLIC YESTERDAY
FROM NEW YORK, AFTER SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH US PRESIDENT BARACK
OBAMA, WORLD BANK PRESIDENT ROBERT B. ZOELLICK AND THE UN SECRETARY
GENERAL BAN KI-MOON DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FROM
THE FBI AND OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES FROM ASIA, EUROPE, OCEANIA,
ANTARCTICA,SOUTH AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
RESPECTIVELY, AGAINST THE BENIN GOVERNMENT OVER THE RATE OF
SCAM/FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN HER COUNTRY.

I HAVE MET WITH THE BENIN NEWLY INSTALLED PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF BENIN DR YAYI BONII WHO CLAIMED IGNORANT OF THE EVIL
PERPETRATED IN HIS COUNTRY BUT PROMISED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL FUND
BENEFICIARIES/ CONTRACTORS RECEIVE THEIR FUNDS IN THEIR ACCOUNTS
WITHIN NEXT 48HRS. RIGHT NOW, AS DIRECTED IN THE MEETING, WE HAVE
APPROVED A COMPENSATION/PART- PAYMENT OF $2.5M TO ALL AFFECTED
BENEFICIARIES WHICH YOU ARE AMONG. ACCORDINGLY,

WE HAVE WAIVED AWAY ALL YOUR CLEARANCE FEES AND AUTHORIZED THE
GOVERNMENT OF BENIN REPUBLIC TO RELEASE THIS APPROVED FUND TO
YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY TODAY. THE ONLY FEE YOU WILL PAY TO CONFIRM YOUR
FUND IN YOUR POSSESSION IS YOUR NOTARIZATION FEE TO THE UN IS SUM OF
$87 ONLY.

SO BE ADVICE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU GET THIS EMAIL NOW BECAUSE
EVERY THING HAS BEEN DONE OK.AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION
ONCE AGAIN NOTE: THAT THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE NIGERIAN / BENIN
AFRICAN SCAMS THAT ALL THEY ARE AFTER IS TO RIPE YOU OFF YOUR MONEY
AND AT THE END YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS, BUT NOTE THAT THIS IS
NO SCAM AND IS DIRECTLY FROM OUR PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.

ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR EASY PICK
UP AND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS,FOR EASIER
RECEIVE OF YOUR INHERITED FUNDS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY. SINCE YOU
WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT OF $10.000 MTCN THROUGH WESTERN
UNION DUE TO THEIR MANAGEMENT FOR FULL COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF
$2.500.000.00USD

RECEIVERS NAME: RAPHAEL IGWEZE
COUNTRY: BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY COTONOU
CODE: 229
TEST QUESTION: TRUST
ANSWER: BELIEVE
AMOUNT: $87 ONLY

I HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME TO STAY IN BENIN REPUBLIC HERE SO I WOULD
LIKE YOU TO URGENTLY RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE FOR MORE DIRECTIVES. FOR
ORAL DISCUSSION,
SINCERELY YOURS,
MR. NASSIR ABDULAZIZ,
UNITED NATIONS UNDER-SECRETARY
GENERAL FOR INTERNAL

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