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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 Development Programmed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednation@mail2robert.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:29:11 +0100
Subject: Greetings from the United Nations (UN)

MAILING ADDRESS:
United Nations Development Programmed
United Nations House
Plot 617/618, Diplomatic Zone,
Central Area District,
P.M.B. 2851, Garki,
Abuja, Nigeria.
Email. unitednation@mail2robert.com
Telephone: +234-64258303

Greetings from the United Nations (UN) Office.

Please be informed that during our investigations, we discovered that you were being

subjected to strict Bureaucratic Bottlenecks that will make it difficult for you to claim

your parcel/Fund. In this way, because we observed that some Courier/Bank keeps this parcel

in their office for business agenda and that is why we step in to ensure that you get your

fund. We have stopped all illegal arrangement and we will see that your fund is delivered

to you in adherence to normal International Delivery Regulations.

Most of the requirements from these Courier and Bank are not official and not in compliance

with International Delivery Regulations so we will ensure that any process that has to be

followed is in compliance with the International Delivery Regulations. We have checked your

File NO: BR/227/9005666/00 and everything is completed in your file except that you are yet

to secure Clearance from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and equally clear off the

safe keeping which your Consignment/ Parcel accumulated.

This requirement has generated about $3,850 us but because we have interfered into your

case the board of trustees has decided to pay 90% of the fees on your behalf, So you are

now mandated to pay only 0.1% of the fees which is $100.00 us only.

This Clearance is important since you are claiming huge sum of money, it is legally and

legitimately required that you secure the Clearance from the (FATF) so that when the fund

is delivered to you, it will not be tagged "Money Laundering". Meanwhile In order to secure

this clearance, you will need to send the fee with the below details via money gram or

western union money transfer.

Here is the Payment Information’s:

Receivers Name:...........CHINEYE CHUKWU
Receivers Location:......Lagos Nigeria
Test Question:...............Holy Mary
Test Answer:................Pray for us
Amount:......................US$100
MTCN:....................
Sender name:.............
Sender address:.........
Sender phone number:....

Try your possible best to send the money today so that the delivery of your parcel will

commence and you will be rest assure to receive your package within 48 hours express

delivery as all the modalities regarding the smooth delivery of your parcel has been put in

place pending when you will send the money.

The report reaching us shows that you have close to $7.5 million United state worth of

package with the respective authority.

We await your urgent response to this office so that we can move forward.

Best Regard Mr EZE EGO.
Telephone +234-64258303
United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA).
Making the world a better place.










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