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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.ELLIOTT HARRIES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <elliott.harries@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 05:00:26 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT IS WITH THE INTER-SWITCH COMPANY

INTERSWICH COMPANY/ UN NATIONS.
TAG/ POVERTY EMANCIPATION
PROJECT, 2016


YOUR PAYMENT IS WITH THE INTER-SWITCH COMPANY


This is to acquaint you on the outcome of our 1 day meeting with U.N International Financial Investigation Unit and the Association of Better Business Bureau to compensate scam victims upon due verification, we have jointly approved US$ 55.5m (FIFTY FIVE MILLION, Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) for every confirmed victim. Your E-mail address was generated through the computer ballot system as one of the selected victim to receive this compensation. However, adequate arrangement has been put in place to upload the approved payment compensation into a Platinum Card that can be accessible at any inter-switch cash machine anywhere in the world. Finally; for the purpose of proper verification of your claims, it is imperative that you furnish us with the following of your details necessary to process release/remittance of your payment:

TAKE NOTE; the compensation is free of any illegal threat, as its confirmed by the international monetary department. the UN-nations has mapped out this fund to be delivered to you,, so your fund is in care of the inter-switch master card company, they have been giving the contract and the permission to load your
fund into an ATM master card, which you can use to make an online transfer. they are now the only reliable company so far that the UN has entrusted with this huge project to carry out your fund transfer processing, since the inability of the uba banks and other banks, both the dhl, FedEx. ups to make a smooth fund transfer and delivery..
the united nations has now entrusted the INTER-SWITCH MASTERCARD COMPANY...to take charge of your fund transfer and they will also be in-charge of the delivery.

every expense has been made for the safe delivery of your ATM master card, so you will contact them and make a choice of the names you will like it to be on the master card. also they will demand for $150 for the processing of your master card. this will be all that will be required of you, and no one will ever demand for any fees from you until you receive your master card. then the company will deduct 12% for the expenses, upon the activation of your master card.

the UN will activate your card once its in your possession, a picture of you will be taking with the card when its delivered to you for confirmation.,.
you don't have to worry for any incurred fee or damage. the inter-switch company will make this delivery a success.....


please can i crave your indulgence ,

I understand what you have been through in the hands of scammers..
please can i assure you that this very transaction is no way related to
scam and its secured from any future threat from any parties or some sort.

reasons why you haven't received any fund from Africa all these while
is due to corrupt officials.. whom have been doing all they could to divert your fund
to there accounts...

DO YOU KNOW THEIR PLANS.?

they work hand in hand with the bank officials and the delivery agents,
they will initiate fees for you to pay, they will keep on asking you to pay fees UPON FEES
for different things like FBI, CUSTOMS AND ETC WHICH DOESN'T EXIST..

when you get tired of paying these NON RELEVANT fees which they initiated, that's when
they get what they want,, they will submit a letter to the UN saying that you couldn't be able to
claim your fund due to lack of ownership,they will either say you are dead or something else thereby getting
an approval from the united nations for them to divert the fund into the charity account, as you may know

these accounts are there personal accounts...
there is nothing like FBI or custom fees.. the only approved fee you are
required to send is just this $150 for the MASTER CARD PROCESSING ...

please i have refused to work with these corrupt officials, they came to me for the proposal to work
with them so that we can divert your fund, but i took an oath with God that
i can never give in to such because of my christian background..

what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and looses his soul,
my wife also pleaded with me never to give in to such, that my reward is in heaven and i believed her,,

I WILL NEVER LET MY SPIRIT FALL FOR IT..

PLEASE YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN ME AND ALLOW ME TO HELP YOU GUIDE YOU THROUGH IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND
AND I PRAY IN JESUS NAME THAT YOU WILL NEVER FORGET MY GOOD DEED...
YOU ARE AWARE THAT YOUR FUND IS IN TONE OF $55.500,000 USD..

PLEASE SEND JUST THE $150 USD WHICH IS THE ONLY FEE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND FOR THE MASTER CARD PROCESSING
SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY TO YOU..

TRUST ME, BECAUSE I DIDN'T GIVE UP ON YOU, I UNDERSTAND YOUR FEAR, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO, I JUST WISH THAT YOU LOOK DEEP INTO MY MESSAGE AND UNDERSTAND IT..


SEND THE FEE TO OUR AGENT IN BENIN REPUBLIC....

RECEIVERS NAME.. ebere obioma
COUNTRY... BENIN REPUBLIC
AMOUNT....$150 usd
TEXT QUESTION... INTER
TEXT ANSWER... QUICK
MTCN...
SENDER'S NAME...

Your Full Names:
Your Direct Telephone Number:
Contact Address FOR ATM DELIVERY:
Profession:
Photocopy of any I.D

You are expected to forward the above information to the Authorized Payment Center below:

Paying Bank: INTER-SWITCH / QUICK TELLER COMPANY
Contact OFFICE: INTER SWITCH MASTERCARD
Phone: +229 96288560
Email:(elliott.harries@gmail.com)


You are advised to contact the above bank with your information to enable your fund processed and released to you within the stipulated time frame.

Cordially,

Elliott Harris.
For,United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
If at any time you have questions, concerns or comments, please
contact our office in florida usa +13058517114 as we strive to ensure that you will always receive a
prompt and courteous attention.

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