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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: "Uinted Nation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nationunited552@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:34:12 +0200
Subject: YOUR FUNDS

This is to inform you that United Nation Organisation have been working hard to make sure that you receive your funds of sixteen million five hundred thousand united state dollars ($16.5 million dollars ) as mandated with the United State Government .

We the United Nation understand that you have been waiting for your funds to get to you one way or the other but now is the time to believed and receive your funds now without delay.

Report from today meeting with the international body like (I.M.F) and the (F.B.I) will make sure that your funds get to your Home Address with out delay . you should also know that United Nation (U.N) will be sending all compensation funds to every one.that fall to scam all over the world if you are also among please contact us back.

As we can see Your email address is among the important payment list we are to pay ($16.5 million dollars ) and you are to give responds to that and let us process your payment once and for all

It as been report that you have been contacting the wrong people that are nothing but scammer and thief we urge you to stop any contact with them and forward they email to us for investigation to avoid you been scam further more .

If you have been scam with, F.B.I , I.M.F, LOTTERY, COMPENSATION ,BANK scam you are advice to contact us with your Full information below so that we could recover your compensation funds of ($16.5 million dollars ) will get to you without any delay understand .

You should also be careful with the email you reply to and let us know if you have not receive your funds of sixteen million five hundred thousand united state dollars ($16.5 million dollars ) and the United Nation will be here to help get this within 48 hours .

Now you are advice to confirm your information below so that we will be able to process your payment at once and that is all and your funds will get to you with any problem .

Full Name:

Full Home Address :

Working phone number :

occupation :

Age :

Sex :

Any of your identity :

We guarantee your transaction to be success as long as you Follow our instructions; you will not have any problem.
>From the {OFFICE OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARY} Mr. Austin Benjamin has made a statement following the decision to place on your compensation funds.

United Nation Organization

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