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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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Fraud email example:

From: "UNLASIN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sanchukwurahjr@diplomats.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:20:16 -0500
Subject: UN Office of Legal Affairs!!!.

This is in regard to outstanding payment,I am Barr. Sam Chukwurah Jr. {SAN.} the newly appointed Operations Director United Nations,  Legal  Affairs, Security and Investigation (UNLASIN) here in New York City, New York, United  States;  The Executive Arms of the United Nations directed me to come down to London to  Investigate your fund and to make sure that we approve all outstanding debts.
 
This decision was taken based on the abnormality and inability of the Banks in Africa, Asia and United Kingdom to Release your fund into your bank account; whereby it was discovered that some officials of the bank were diverting foreign beneficiaries payment to another account of their choice overseas. In view of this, during our investigation I found out that; an account was submitted to divert your fund to a USA account.
 
Below is the account submitted and I want you to confirm if you are aware of the new development because we are about effecting payment to the account stated bellow today.
 
Beneficiary Name: Jerry Bloodworth
Bank Name: Hometown of Alabama
Account No: 1727992
Routing No: 062206444
 
Finally, be informed that a payment instruction has been issued and forwarded to the Treasury Department of our Financier in London in favor of the account above without any  further prejudice. But there is no way we can approve the fund to your account without you confirming if you have changed your account for your fund to be transfer to the beneficiary Jerry Bloodworth bank account in USA.
 
Contact me on my security email sanchukwurahjr@diplomats.com immediately for further clarification to  know if you have giving instruction to transfer your fund to the above account today.
 
On behalf of the entire management of United Nations, we are congratulating you in advance and if you fail to contact this office on or before 72hrs from now then we will now wire the fund to the USA account.
 
Waiting for your urgent response
 
Yours faithfully,
Barr. Sam Chukwurah Jr. {SAN.}
UN Office of Legal Affairs
(Security and Investigation)
 
 

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