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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)" <un.servicesoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <unitednationreconciliation@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 02:48:51 +0100
Subject: UNITED NATIONS UNPAID BENEFICIARY INTERVENTION SCHEME 2015

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.


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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