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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 NATION <edithalanna44@gmail.com>
Reply-To: uncatherine.pollard@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:50:10 -0700
Subject: RE:Ms. Catherine Pollard (UNITED NATION)

>From Ms. Catherine Pollard,
This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria from Canada,after series
of complains from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia,
Europe, Oceania, Antarctica,South America and the United States of
America respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and
the British Government for the rate of scam activities going on in
these two nations.

I have met with the acting President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria and some other
top concerned banks officials here in Nigeria who claimed that they
have been trying their best to make sure you receive your fund in your
account.Right now, as directed by our secretary general Mr. Ban
Ki-Moon, We are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic
and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and have decided to waive away
all your clearance fees/Charges and authorize the Government of
Nigeria to effect the payment of your compensation of an amount of
$500,000,00 approved by both the British government and the UN into
your account without any delay. So I decide to inform you about this
massage and is
for people that have been scam through email, Facebook and other
social network.

Since my stay here in Nigeria, i have been holding series of meetings and I
have a
very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you to urgently
contact me personal Email: (uncatherine.pollard@yandex.com) for me to
advise you on how best to confirm your fund in your account within the next
72 hours.

Ms. Catherine Pollard, Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight
Services

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