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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: "Ms. Heidi Mendoza " <infotech1@astrosfan.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 21:40:45 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: ABOUT YOUR INHERITANCE FUND


UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting
Private Email:msheidimendoza1@gmail.com

Respond Very Urgently

This is to inform you that of my trip to Nigeria yesterday from London, due to series of complain from the United State Financial Security Services and other Security agencies from Asia, Europe, Oceania, Antarctica, South America, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the rate of scam activities going on in these two nations. You can go through our website to confirm my personality.

http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sga1595.doc.htm

During our network investigations we discovered that you have an inheritance fund of USD$10.700.000.00( TEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS which was (WILL)"to your NAME, during our investigations, we discovered that allot of people are interested in confiscating your inheritance into their personal account because they know too well that you can't be able to come down to Nigeria to claim your fund, This Thief went to the Bank Head office, with a Funeral picture saying that you died of Car Accident and before you died, you made him your rightful Next of Kin. Please confirm to us if you are alive by sending all your necessary contact details.

As well send your contact information below for verification:

(1) Your Valid Direct Tel/ Mobile/Fax Number.
(2) Your Full Name:
(3) Current Resident Address.
(4) Your Private E-mail Address.
(5) Your Occupation:
(6) Your Age and Sex:
(7) Your Nationality:
(8) Driving license or your passport copy or your working id card:
(9) Your Next of Kin

Be informed that i have a mandate from the United State Financial agency in Washington to verify this Inheritance and gives all necessary instruction to release this fund to the rightful owner before I return back to New York by Friday next week. We do not want anything that will jeopardize your chances of receiving your fund, so you are required to comply with my directives.

NOTE: You are warned to STOP every communication you have with anyone as regards to your inheritance fund because all these while, they have not been able to help you to receive your fund so for your best interest, STOP every communication you have with whoever you have been dealing with and work with me so that you will receive your fund within 72 banking hours.

I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best to receive your fund within the next 72 hours.

You can contact me on my private email address:msheidimendoza1@gmail.com

Yours sincerely,

Ms. Heidi Mendoza
United Nations Under-Secretary.


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