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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: UNINFO RECON <csabanyi@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 12:44:46 +0000
Subject: YOUR FUND TRANSFER NOTIFICATION


UNITED NATIONS
Debt Reconciliation Department.
Chairman Committee On Foreign
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Contract And Your Inheritance fund Payment Notification



Attn: Beneficiary

This is to inform you that U.S.A government, world Bank, IMF and United Nations organization officials approved to pay you lottery/inheritance fund valued of $10.5million. The mentioned organizations do hereby gave this irrevocable approval order with this release code: gnc/3480/01/17 in your favor for your entitlement on your inheritance fund, it has approved by the world bank, that your fund should be released through an accredited Bank, so you are advised to contact the accredited bank and make your choice, on how you want to receive your fund, either by atm card or wire transfer, regards to the transfer you have to provide any of your bank account details for the transfer of your fund without delay. I am contacted you regards to the instruction given by United Nations to assist citizens around the globe.


Your new payment codes are: UN approval no; un8685p, IMF approved no: wh84cv, reference no.-38484021, allocation no: 675332 , pin code no: 22974 and your certificate of merit payment no: 102, released code no: 0763; immediate Central bank telex confirmation no: -1113433; secret code no: xxtn093, having received these vital payment numbers, therefore you are qualified now to received and confirm your payment with the bank within the next 72 working hours.


As a matter of fact, you are required to communicate only with Mr. Edward Ralph, head of telex department of Access Bank with the help of monitory team from the Federal Reserve Bank New York which is our official remitting committee on foreign payment matters in United Nations to make sure you receive your fund. So contact: Mr. Edward Ralph on his contact information, direct e-mail: accesstelexunit@yahoo.com.ph for immediate release of your inheritance/award winning claim.

Note: your personal contact/communication code with Mr. Edward Ralph is (Access 217), you are advice to send your banking information to Mr. Edward Ralph the head of telex department of the Bank and make sure you speak with him, with your new payment code for the release of your payment.

CONTACT PERSON: MR. EDWARD RALPH
HEAD OF TELEX DEPARTMENT ACCESS BANK
Email: accesstelexunit@yahoo.com.ph


BEST REGARD

Joan Clos
(Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Program,Contract And Inheritance fund Payment Notification,


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