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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: "United Nations Assisted Program" <info1treasury@movistar.net.ve>
Reply-To: <info1treasury@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 02:56:57 -0700
Subject: Re: PENDING SWIFT TRANSFER !!

United Nations Assisted Program
 
UN Directorate of International Payment / Transfer Notice
 
3 Whitehall Ct, London SW1A 2EL, UK.
 
 
 
To whom it may concern!
 
 
 
In accordance with the United Nation (UN) mandatory policy on international monetary transactions and in conjunction with the World financial policy. This notification is in respect of your Un-claimed inheritance / next of kin Funds which file was forwarded to us by the WORLD BANK. Going by the security report before us you have gone through hard times paying lot of charges for the release of your Fund without success. We advise you to seize further communications with any individual, Bank or its Agents regarding your fund, because they have nothing to offer you, rather they will continue to steal from you. And any further dealing with these miscreants will be at your own risk.
 
 
Following the issuance of the Foreign Exchange Approval to the Federal Reserve Bank, NY on the recommendation of the United Nations Protocol's Blue Book "Permanent Missions No. 295", issued in October 2015 with ST/SG/SER.A/295/Add.5. I am pleased to inform you that the Federal Reserve Bank, NY has been giving the sole mandate for release of your payment.
 
 
However, we have a problem at hand presently. We have a Memo from the Federal Reserve Bank, NY that you are dead.That an application was submitted by one Mrs. Omary Jennifer Monsivais Thomas on 18th February 2016 with a letter of authorization, claiming to be your family legal representative who has the family mandate to claim the fund on your behalf. And the below banking information's was submitted:
 
 
BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA,
 
ACCOUNT NAME:  OMARY JENNIFER MONSIVAIS
 
ROUTING NUMBER: 011024389
 
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 233012734259
 
SWIFT CODE: BOTAWS7N
 
BANK ADDRESS: 13810 Oak-view Cove San Antonio TX 78245.
 
 
 
Can anyone presently using this email account kindly confirm your knowledge of Mrs. Omary Jennifer Monsivais Thomas as mandated by your family to avoid wrongful payment. We look forward to a swift response from the family. And be less assured, your advice will be carried to the latter. And if our directives are carefully followed, the fund will be release to the account within five Bank working days.
 
 
Yours sincerely,
 
 
Mrs. Monica Owen
 
Director Operations
 
Payment / Transfer Unit

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