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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: "UN-Inga-Britt A" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 00:05:18 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT.


UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES,
INTERNAL AUDIT, MONITORING, CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION.

FROM: MRS. INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS.
UNITED NATIONS FUND MONITORING OFFICER.


HELLO SIR,


I AM MRS. INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS, THE UNITED NATIONS FUND MONITORING AGENT.

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE PAYMENT OFFICER HAS TRIED TO CONTACT YOU SEVERALLY WITHOUT SUCCESS, I CAME TO NIGERIA AFTER SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH THE WORLD BANK DUE TO NUMEROUS DELAYS AND COMPLAIN FROM THE FBI AND OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES AGAINST THE CENTRAL BANK AUTHORITIES ON DELAY OF FOREIGN PAYMENTS IN AFRICA WHICH YOU ARE AMONG.

THE DEBT SETTLEMENT OFFICE IS NOW CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FINDING, RECONCILING AND RELEASING OF ALL PAYMENTS (LOTTERY WINNING, CONTRACT PAYMENTS AND INHERITANCE FUNDS), I HAVE MET WITH THE CENTRAL BANK AUTHORITIES WHO CLAIMED IGNORANT OF THE DELAY IN RELEASING FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES FUNDS IN AFRICA WHICH YOU ARE AMONG BUT PROMISED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU AND OTHER FUND BENEFICIARIES RECEIVE THEIR FUNDS WITHIN THE NEXT 48HRS.

YOUR PAYMENT IS NOW READY FOR RELEASE TO YOU, IT HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED IN AN ATM CARD AND PACKAGED FOR DELIVERY TO YOU WITH OTHER APPROVED BENEFICIARIES PACKAGE; THE ATM CARD IS NOT A CREDIT CARD, IT IS AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE CARD (ATM CARD) WHICH WORK IN ALL BANKS WITH DULY INTER-SWITCH AND THE FUNDS CAN THEN BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT AS SOON AS YOU HAVE THE CARD IF YOU WISH TO. THE UNITED NATIONS UNDER THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE WITH THE WORLD BANK GROUPS AND IMF (INTERNATIONAL MONITORY FUND) HAS ADOPTED THIS NEW ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURE OWING TO VARIOUS COMPLAINS/PETITIONS RECEIVED FROM BENEFICIARIES DUE TO THE DELAYS IN RECEIVING THEIR INHERITANCE FUND AS EXPECTED, IT WAS ALSO ADOPTED TO REDUCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROTOCOLS AS WELL AS FRAUD PERPETRATION.

YOU ARE ALLOWED TO WITHDRAW USD10,000.00 PER DAY FROM YOUR ATM CARD UNTILL YOUR PAYMENT IS COMPLETE, THE ATM CARD PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION HAVE BEEN HANDED OVER TO DR. CHIM OF THE DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION, THE ATM CARD WILL ONLY COST YOU THE COST OF DELIVERING THE CARD TO YOU, I HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME HERE SO YOU ARE TO RECONFIRM YOUR FULL NAMES, CONTACT ADDRESS AND DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS TO THE DEBT OFFICER VIA EMAIL ( CONSULT01@MYNET.COM ) FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT TO YOU BEFORE I LEAVE AFRICA.

ATTACHED IS MY IDENTIFICATION.

NOTE: YOU ARE TO FORWARD REPLY/INFO ONLY TO MR. CHIM'S EMAIL: CONSULT01@MYNET.COM

SINCERELY YOURS,

MRS. INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS,
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT.

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