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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 NATION DELIVERY DEPARTMENT <jkamara1988@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 07:48:19 -0700
Subject: GOODNEWS FROM THE UNITED NATION

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*Attention: ,*
*I am MAJOR GENERAL JUDE KAMARA (HEAD OF THE UNITED NATIONS DELIVERY
DEPARTMENT),we got your contact through our data base and it appear that
you are particularly concern and interested in helping Africa children whom
has suffered drastically from war and political crisis, most of this
children lost their entire family in war and became homeless and now
refugees.*
*Majority of these children family were rich and had sufficient funds
deposited in their names as future Inheritance. Your subsequent efforts to
help these African children transfer their funds which was not properly
handled, because of unprofessional hands give us a special concern to
appoint you with this special advantageous position with the UNITED NATIONS
as a Humanitarian Officer or AMBASSADOR FOR REFUGEE IN AFRICA.*
*These funds were supposed to be transferred through the banking system to
your nominated bank account or through a special diplomatic courier
service, but unfortunately there are set down regulations by the WEST
AFRICA SUB REGION regarding money transfers from Africa to any other part
of the world. A lot of ignorant people like your previous partners here in
Africa had without the knowledge, tried to transfer money from Banks in
Africa abroad and the results was complete failure. This has resulted in
foreign beneficiaries loosing confidence and trust in their dealings with
Africans within and out of Africa.*
*The financial regulations are so strong that you have to pay money hoping
to get the required documentation from various ministries concerned, high
level of taxes are being imposed upon these said funds which make it very
difficult for funds remittance overseas.*
*I find your profile very interesting and I wish to update you properly
about the delivery procedure; The Honorable Secretary General of the United
Nations has promise to use his office to assist Africa children who would
like to leave abroad. I have forwarded the names of some of these African
children to the office of the UNHCR dept and they will be issued with a UN
Diplomatic Immunity Passport that will take them to any part of the world
where they will stay. In view of this I am using this single opportunity to
appoint you as their beneficiary if only you can assure me that when you
receive the funds for the children you will protect the funds, invest it in
a profitable business, educate the children and make life worth living for
them. In this case you will now forward all your personal data, fill in the
UN OCHA FORM attached to this letter and return, to enable me secure a UN
EXPRESS ACCESS CARD and UN Diplomatic Immunity Passport in your favor
then, you will be appointed as a Humanitarian Officer to the United Nations
which allow you to receive these consignments containing $16Million US
Dollars for these African refugees children PRINCE VICTOR TUFE and
CONNEH'S FAMILY.*

*Note: The Consignments will be tag as a UN Humanitarian Relief Material.
Your UN Express Access Card and your UN Diplomatic Immunity Passport as a
Humanitarian Officer permit you to receive Humanitarian Material.*
*These consignments will be delivered to you by UN Special Delivery
Officers. Please be inform that you cannot receive any funds through the
African Banking System or through any diplomatic means for now. This is the
only way to which you can receive these funds without any security
interference in your country.*
*Thanks*
*I await your kind response.*
*MAJOR GENERAL JUDE KAMARA*

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