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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.Howell Jones " < infog6@un.org >
Reply-To: howell.jones@barid.com
Date: 03 Apr 2017 21:06:19 -0700
Subject: bixnfleisch@joewein.net Your urgent response!!

From: Mr Howell Jones.
Financial consultant to Natwest Bank Plc,
London, United Kingdom.

To: Unpaid Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that after series of complaint from the FBI
and other security agencies from Asia, Europe, Africa, South
America and the United States of America respectively against
African region and the British Government for the high rate of
fraudulent activities going on in these locations.

Right now, as directed by the new UN secretary General Antonio
Guterres, and having confirmed the availability of your funds in
Natwest bank London UK custody and also working in collaborations
with World Bank and the International Monitory Fund (IMF) as
directed to waive all your fees/Charges regarding your overdue
payment. However, I Mr. Howell Jones, Financial consultant to
Natwest Bank Plc, United Kingdom has been directed by Nat west
bank plc London UK. to contact you because of the prevailing
security report reaching their office on the nature of your
overdue payment.

This is also to inform you that good arrangement has been put in
place to send your funds to you via cash Delivery (Destination
delivery & inspection) through a diplomatic means and this system
will be easier for you and for us. Nat west bank London UK have
been directed by the new UN secretary General Antonio Guterres to
pay your approved part payment of $10,000,000.(Ten Million United
States Dollars) as an advancement of your outstanding payment
approved by UN to you through a diplomatic means.

Note, the funds is coming on security proof box sealed with
Synthetic nylon seal and compressed with machine. This
arrangement is to ensure that you receive your part payment hence
some top officials of the assigned bank is finding it difficult
to effect your payment via wire transfer due to some
irregularities and continued inter bank differences, Natwest bank
plc London UK have presently approved your part payment and the
box (funds) will be conveyed through a Diplomatic agent that will
deliver the box containing your funds to you. All you are
required to do now is to reconfirm the below information for
verification to enable us proceed:

(1) Your full name:
(2) Your full house address or your office address
(3) Your identity such as, international passport or driver
license.
(4) Your mobile phone number for easy communication,
(5) Your profession.

Note that any Diplomat attache will travel with this required
information for the safe delivery of your funds to you. You will
be called upon the arrival of the diplomat immediately he or she
arrives in your country and I will let you know when your
consignments (funds) will be lifted to your country. Note that
this process was adopted as transferring your funds through the
bank here in the UK will attract a lot of charges regarding the
inter bank constraint and please keep this arrangement
confidential as this is a cash transaction for security reasons.

However, note that a diplomatic clearance tag will be placed on
the box that will contain your funds which will enables the box
(funds) pass every custom/security checkpoint anywhere in the
world without scrutiny. We just discovered that some top bank
Officials are interested in your funds and they are working in
collaboration with One Mr. Richard Graves from USA to frustrate
the process and thereafter divert your fund into their personal
account because we noticed a lot has happened in the event of
death of some beneficiaries.

Kindly confirm the receipt of this message and your readiness to
meet with the diplomat in your country upon his/her arrival.

I await your urgent response to enable us discharge our duties as
directed by United Nations (UN)

Best Regards,

From: Mr.Howell Jones.
Financial consultant to Natwest Bank Plc,
London, United Kingdom.

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