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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <weathersbypbank@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 20:38:46 -0700
Subject: RE: PAYMENT UPDATE 2015

 
THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED NATIONS PAYMENT APPROVAL OFFICE
Special Duties/Logistics Department
FOREIGN CONTRACT/WINNING PAYMENT BUREAU
 
Our Ref: UNO /SNT/STB
==============================================================================
Attn: Beneficiary ,
 
WORLD BANK GROUP AND UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/15 BATCH "A" Payment in your favor for your contract entitlement/award winning payment with the UNITED NATION to your nominated bank account. Now your new Payment, United Nation Approval No: UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Weathersby Private Bank Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number, therefore you are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 72hrs.
 
As a matter of fact, you are required to deal and Communicate only with MR GARY WALKER, DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE WEATHERSBY PRIVATE BANK, UNITED KINGDOM, with the help and monitory team from the World Bank which is our official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United Nation, have took it upon themselves to make sure you receive your fund valued $8.3m. So contact: MR GARY WALKER on his contact information, Direct Weathersby Tel/Fax Number: +447 087 693 411, Email: ( weathersbypbank@gmail.com ) for immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, You are required to send bellow information for your transfer.
 
(1) YOUR FULL NAME:
(2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
(3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
(4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
(5) BANK DETAILS: ( BANK NAME, BANK ADDRESS, ACCOUNT & ROUTING NUMBER )
(6) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
(7) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:
 
NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH WEATHERSBY PRIVATE BANK, UNITED KINGDOM IS (01/015/UN), YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND YOUR FULL BANKING INFORMATION TO THE WEATHERSBY PRIVATE BANK, UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DIRECTOR HEADED BY MR GARY WALKER AND MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK WITH HIM ON THE BELOW LISTED TELEPHONE NUMBER WITH YOUR NEW PAYMENT CODE FOR RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT AND SEND HIM ALL YOUR BANKING INFORMATION.
 
CONTACT CODE (05014)
OFFICER: MR GARY WALKER
POSITION: DIRECTOR, INTL, AND REMITTANCE WEATHERSBY BANK LONDON.
MOBILE NUMBER: +447 087 693 411
EMAIL: ( weathersbypbank@gmail.com )
 
SIR FREDRICKSON MCCAULEY.
(CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING PAYMENT UNITED
NATION AND USA GOVERNMENT).

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