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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 Jan Eliasson" <mail@mice-broker.ru>
Reply-To: jerrybott2016@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 05:22:51 -1200
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary

Attention: Beneficiary

This is to official inform you that we have been having meetings for
the past Four Weeks now which ended Five days ago with Mr.Jim Yong Kim
the World Bank president and other seven continent presidents on the
Congress we treated on solution to Scam victim problems.

Note: we have decided to contact you following the reports we received
from Anti-Fraud International Monitoring Group your name/email has
been submitted to us therefore the United Nations have agreed to
compensate you with the sum of(USD$5,000,000.00) this compensation is
also including international business that failed due to Government
problems etc.

We have arranged your payment through our ATM VisaCard which is the
latest instruction from the World Bank president Mr.Jim Yong Kim
therefore be advice to contact our Representative Agent.Mr Jerry Bott
who is in position to release your ATM Visacard contact him with the
below email & phone number and make sure you forwards your full
details to him. Your full name, your country/city, your delivery
address, your telephone number, your age, your occupation and your
identity card or passport. Note as you are contacting him you contact
him with the DHL shipping fee of $195 and you have to send it through
western union money transfer or money gram money transfer and forward
the information to him for immediate release of your ATM visacard
parcel

Receiver name; Anthony Eze
Lagos Nigeria
Text question; when
Answer; today
Amount; $195
sender name and address

Contact him:

CONTACT NAME: Mr Jerry Bott

E-MAIL:jerrynott1945@gmail.com



Once again for the collection of your Visa card contact our
representative Mr Jerry Bott to enable you confirm your payment
without further delay and note that any other contact you made out
side his office is at your own risk.

Thanks.

Best Regards
Mr Jan Eliasson
Deputy Secretary-General (U.N)
CC: Jim Yong Kim World Bank president
CC: Mr. Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary General

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