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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: "Mr. Smith Roger" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zenithbnkplclondon@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 05:43:05 -0800
Subject: RE: COMPENSATION PROGRAMME.....

World Bank/United Nations
Scammed Victims' Compensation Program.
From: Smith Roger
 
Dear Esteemed Beneficiary ,
 
Re: Dual payment Release Agreement in your Favour.
 
My name is Mr. Smith Roger, a Consultant with the United Nations and the World Bank. It is my utmost pleasure to notify you
 
that the management of these two great Organizations through International Collaboration/Networking Deposit Insurance
 
Corporation, wishes to inform you about your approved compensation sum of 2,000,000.00 GBP (Two Million  British Pound
 
Sterling) as one of the scammed victims submitted to us by Microsoft Internet Fraud Monitor (MIFM).  We have been mandated by
 
the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) of World Bank of Switzerland and the United Nations office In
New York USA to release this approved said fund to you without any iota of delay.
 
We have been monitoring their activities using so many online fraud detective tools since last year and we have arrested all
 
the entire individuals that took part in this scam.The above compensation sum has been approved for payment to you through
 
World Bank/ UN Treasury account with Zenith Bank( UK) Limited of England. We have signed an irrevocable agreement with the
 
Queen of England and the management of the Zenith Bank( UK) Limited, of England clearly stating that an international
 
sanction shall be placed on their country if they fail to make this fund available to you and the other approved 99 victims
within the next 72 banking hours.
 
Note: That, the only fee we approved is London Metropolitan Police Fund Report Clearance Fee which must be made directly to
 
the London Metropolitan Police Special Fund Monitoring/ Clearance Agents in UK. Once the London Metropolitan Police clears
 
and endorses your payment, no individual or organization can stop it on transit till it has been confirmed in your possession
 
We hereby advise you to contact the most reliable, credible and trusted person in Zenith Bank( UK) Limited. who has been
 
appointed to handle this special compensation payment scheme by name  Mrs. Victoria Brown through her most confidential
 
contact information as stated below:
 
Name: Mrs. Victoria Brown
Organization:  Zenith Bank London(UK)Limited.
Position: Director,International Remittance
E-mail: zenithbnkplclondon@hotmail.com
Telephone :  +447045778655
 
 
The UN/World Bank has processed and released the below stated payment release codes to you which you must confirm to Mrs.
 
Victoria Brown before she can attend to you for security purpose:
 
Payment Allocation Code: UN/WB-NIG0039LP
Payment Reference Code: 07154CBN
Payment Agreement/Area Code: 39
Approved Amount: ?2, 000,000.00GBP
 
N/B: You have to keep these information very secret because anybody that has these codes is automatically the beneficiary of
 
this approved fund.
 
In view of this, the above offices will not be held responsible for your inability to respond to this official letter within
 
2 banking days, because the World bank and United Nations have given us a 72 working hours mandate to conclude with this
 
transaction and for your own interest you should keep this information very confidential till you have access to this fund.
 
In case if you need any clarification, do not hesitate to ask, we are always there to meet your needs.
 
Yours in service,
 
Smith Roger
Consultant with the world bank/United Nations
 

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