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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <jimovia35@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 22:22:32 +0100
Subject: Strictly Attn: Beneficiary

DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS. UNITED NATIONS
LIAISON OFFICE http://www.un.org The Sum of $500,000.00 US D Only

Strictly Attn: Beneficiary,

Good day, from our records here we find out that up till this very
moment you have not received your Compensation Payment.
We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2
days ago with the U.S. Secretary of State Mr John Kerry to the UNITED NATIONS.
This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world.
This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received
their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction
or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.
We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting
you, This have been agreed upon and have been signed Therefore, we are
happy to inform you that an arrangement has perfectly been concluded
to effect your payment as soon as possible in our bid to be transparent.
You are hereby advice to stop further communication with any person or
Office regards to these and do take immediate contact with Mr Jim Ovia of Zenith Bank of Africa
for immediate release of your Compensation Payment by ATM CARD. Zenith Bank is the only authorized
Bank we are operating with as we are in partnership with the Bank, if you get any mail from any other Banks
regards to these please disregard it to avoid Scam.
You have 3 working days to do these or forget all about it. And here
with the advice given to you by him as he is our Representative over
there. If in any way this message did not related to you, please do not
take any further step.

Your payment File Number UN-005-JJ5, give it to him during the event
of your contact with him. Jim Ovia

Reply: jimovia35@yahoo.com

Making the world a better place for all.
With Kind Regard

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