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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 NATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednationsecretaryoffice@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 17:58:37 +0100
Subject: RE : NOTIFICATION REGARDING YOUR COMPENSATION FUND

United Nations Organization
405 East 42nd Street,
New York, NY, 10017
Tel Phone : (313) -736-5621


Greeting To You : Beneficiary,

NOTIFICATION REGARDING YOUR COMPENSATION FUND

The United Nations (U.N) is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation.upon funds Payment mandated..

This is to inform you that United Nation Organization have been working hard to make sure that you received your funds of Ten million five hundred thousand united state dollars ($10.5 million dollars ) as mandated .

We the U.N understand that you have been waiting for your funds to get to you one way or the other but there have been delay because of some government officer and bankers who are trying to keep the money for there self and now is the time to believed and have your funds with you.

Report from today meeting with the international body like (I.M.F) and the (F.B.I) we 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. open that fall to scam and natural disaster all over the world if you are also among please contact us back.

The reason we have contact you is to let you know that Your email address fall among the list we are to pay ($10.5 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 again and to give you secure urged line on how to deal with online funds promise .

If you have been scam with, F.B.I , I.M.F, LOTTERY,.COMPENSATION ,BANK scam then you are advice to contact us with your Full information below so that your compensation funds of ($10.5 million dollars ) will get to you without any delay understand .

You should also be careful with the kind of email you reply to and always notify us when you receive or suspect any scam email for us to verity and to make sure you don't fall to there scam again .

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 out any delay .

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} Ban Ki-moon : has made a statement following the decision to place on your compensation funds.


OFFICE OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARY
United Nation Organization

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