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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: "UNITED NATIONS" <funmi1975@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sirjaneliasson@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:53:14 +0430
Subject: UNITED NATIONS UNPAID BENEFICIARY INTERVENTION




UNITED NATIONS (UN)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL DEBT RECONCILIATION
HEADQUARTERS (NEW YORK): FIRST AVENUE, 46TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10017, U.S.A.
TEL/FAX: (212) 745 9316.
UN/A/1116

OUR REF: UN/IRD/IFCX/01/15

U.N.713.2011/TREATIES-2
ALL PROTOCOLS OBSERVED.


DEAR VALUED BENEFICIARY:


RE: APPROVAL FOR RELEASE OF YOUR FUND.


AS THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN), I AM A SYMBOL
OF UNITY AND A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INTERESTS OF THE WORLD'S PEOPLES, IN
PARTICULAR THE POOR AND VULNERABLE AMONG THEM. THE SPIRIT AND VISION THAT
INFUSED ME HERE AS A WORLD LEADER INSPIRES ME EVERY DAY. THE PROMISE AND
VALUES OF THOSE EARLY YEARS IN THE UN’S HISTORY ARE AS RELEVANT TODAY IN
OUR CONSIDERABLY MORE COMPLEX AND INTERDEPENDENT WORLD. THE CHALLENGES WE
FACE TODAY ARE MANY, AND MY RESOLVE IS STRONG AS WE ARE DETERMINED TO MAKE
PROGRESS ON THE PRESSING ISSUES OF OUR TIME, STEP BY STEP, BY WORKING WITH
MEMBER STATES AND CIVIL SOCIETIES AT LARGE.

I FLEW DOWN TO AFRICA THREE DAYS AGO AND WAS IN ABUJA-THE NIGERIAN CAPITAL
THIS MORNING, FOR TWO WEEKS MY ONGOING VISIT TO AFRICA TO KNOW ABOUT THE
PLIGHTS OF SOME GOOD CITIZENS OF UNITED STATE AND OTHER COUNTRIES OVER
THEIR LONG OVERDUE PAYMENTS FROM AFRICA AND IN NIGERIA,BENIN,TOGO AND
GHANA IN PARTICULAR.

I WAS AT THE OFFICE OF THEIR NEW PRESIDENT MUHAMMAD BUHARI AND HE CLAIMED
HE THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ALL THESE THAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU AS HE JUST
ASSUMED OFFICE RECENTLY.

HE GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE CONTROLLER OF THE NATIONS
FINANCIAL SECTOR (PERMANENT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF FINANCE) MRS. ANASTASIA
MABI DANIEL-NWAOBIA. SHE LAMENTED ON THE VARIOUS DECEITFUL AND WRONG WAYS
BY WHICH SOME AFRICANS BOTH NON-EXISTING AND EVEN EXISTING OFFICIAL USED
IN EXTORTING MONIES FROM YOU WITHOUT GETTING YOUR FUND TO YOU.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOUR PAYMENT FILES WAS AMONG THE FILE SHE PRESENTED
TO ME BEING SOME OF THE FILES MARKED X STATING THAT YOU HAVE REFUSED TO
SETTLE YOUR TRUE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT TO YOUR FUNDS DUE TO
THIS VERY FRAUDULENT ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST YOU AND SHE THEREFORE HAVE
APPROVED YOUR FILE FOR FINAL CANCELLATION THIS MORNING.

ON THIS VERY NOTE I PLEADED WITH HER NOT TO CANCEL YOU FILE AND I ADDED
THAT THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT PAID UP AS IT STANDS NOW IS BECAUSE OF
LACK OF FUND AND TRUST ON YOUR ENDS DUE TO YOUR UGLY PAST EXPERIENCE .

I ALSO PLEADED TO HER TO MAKE AN EMPOWERMENT TRANSFER OF US$50,000 TO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT OR BY ANY OTHER MEANS, ON THE AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL PAY
US$75 C.O.T AND AFTER YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE $50,000.00 IN YOUR BANK, YOU
CAN NOW DEEP HANDS IN IT AND PAY UP OTHER CHARGES THAT SURROUNDS YOUR
PAYMENT AND RECEIVE YOUR FULL PAYMENT.

THE ONLY THING YOU WILL DO IS TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE SUM OF US$75 TO HER
FOR THE SWIFT TRANSFER US$50,000.00 TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY, AND
SHE ACCEPTED MY PROPOSAL.

THIS IS THE REASON FOR MY EMAIL TO YOU NOW ,WHAT DO YOU THINK, IS THAT NOT
BETTER THAT WAY? THAN TO LOSS ALL YOUR FUNDS, IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH IT
,PLEASE GET BACK TO ME SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU MORE DIRECTION AS I HAVE ONE
WEEK AND FEW DAYS TO SPEND HERE IN AFRICA.

THEREFORE TO AVOID WASTING MUCH OF YOUR TIME AND FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF
YOUR FUNDS, KINDLY SEND THE US$75 TO THEM IMMEDIATELY THROUGH WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER OR MONEYGRAM USING THEIR ACCOUNT OFFICER RECEIVING
NAME AND DETAILS BELOW:

RECEIVER NAME : CHUKWUKA OBINNA JUDE
ADDRESS : #45 ADENIYI JONES AVENUE IKEJA, LAGOS-NIGERIA
QUESTION : GOOD
ANSWER : NEWS

ONCE YOU SEND THE US$75, KINDLY FORWARD THE FOLLOWING PAYMENT INFORMATION:

A. SENDER'S NAME :
B. MONEY TRANSFER REFERENCE # OR (MTCN) :
C. SENDER'S COUNTRY/ADDRESS :

NOTE THAT WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING YOU WITH SAFE, SECURE AND RELIABLE
TRANSACTIONS AND OF COURSE PROMPT PAYOUTS; AND AS WELL PROTECT YOUR FUND
AGAINST DIVERSION AND POSSIBLE EMBEZZLEMENT BY THESE ANONYMOUS CORRUPT
OFFICIALS OF THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT. SECURITY IS AN ISSUE OF PARAMOUNT
IMPORTANCE TO US, AND WE HAVE ASSUMED VARIETY OF MECHANISMS AND
PRECAUTIONS TO WORK WITH YOU AND FULLY PROTECT YOU AGAINST FRAUD AND
THEFT. THIS WAY, YOU ARE SURE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND PROMPTLY, SECURELY, AND
CONVENIENTLY IN A WAY NEVER BEFORE POSSIBLE.

THEREFORE, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD FORWARD TO US YOUR PERSONAL
DATA IN THE FORMAT SHOWN BELOW FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONVENIENCE:

1) FULL NAME: ____________________________________
2) VALID HOME ADDRESS: ___________________________
3) PHONE & MOBILE NUMBERS: _______________________
4) PROFESSION: ___________________________________
5) MARITAL STATUS: _______________________________
6) DATE OF BIRTH: ________________________________
7) NATIONALITY: __________________________________
8) PERSONAL EMAIL: _______________________________

WE GUARANTEE THAT YOUR PERSONAL DATA SHALL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL AND SAFE
FROM IDENTITY THEFT SPAMMERS. HOWEVER, UPON THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE FINAL
FUND RELEASE AUTHORITY BOND, WE SHALL GIVE YOU THE OFFICIAL GUIDELINES
TOWARDS RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION
(IFC) WITH ALL THE RELEVANT INSTRUCTIONS.

WE WHOLLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND COOPERATION FOR US TO ACHIEVE
THIS WORTHWHILE GOALS. WE HUMBLY ASK OUR LORD AND HIS MOST HOLY MOTHER TO
SEE TO ALL YOUR INTENTIONS, AND TO BESTOW UPON YOU A SHOWER OF
BENEDICTIONS TO UPHOLD YOUR STAND IN RECEIVING YOUR OVER-DUE PAYMENT.

FINALLY, WE HOPE TO HAVE YOUR FINAL DECISIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN OTHER
TO SMOOTH THE PROGRESS FOR PROMPT CONCLUSION OF YOUR PAYMENT. IF YOU HAVE
FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO MAIL ME AND I WILL BE GLAD TO
ASSIST YOU.

AWAITING YOUR TIMELY RESPONSE AND CO-OPERATION.

YOURS IN SERVICE,
SIR JAN KENNETH ELIASSON (DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL)
FOR: UNITED NATION (UN).

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