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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 (UN)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <directorofinternat@qq.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 04:34:11 +0300
Subject: DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL DEBT RECONCILIATION

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.
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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).
Email:directorofinternat@qq.com

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