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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 PAYMENT OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mslinda@bigmir.net>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 09:07:52 +0530
Subject: CONTACT HER FOR YOUR PAYMENT _______ W

United Nation Organization
Information Section.
760 United Nations Plaza,
West Africa Region Office.
RE: DOCKET NO. OP 292.
Our Ref: UN/BKL/STB

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND US$10.5M

Attention:Fund Beneficiary

We wish to inform you that your payment of USD$10.5 Million from
United Nation
has been released and ready to be transfer to your account

We have mandated the AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK {www.afdb.org} to carry on the
transfer to your account via KTT wire transfer

Your advice to immediately contact the Head of Forging Department Of African
Development Bank {MRS KOFFI JACQUES} via this email
address:mrskoffi2007@anpa.biz Direct Contact phone +2349076417944 and send her
your information such as;

1) Your Full Name.
2) Your Contact Address
3) Your Occupation:
4) Your Age
5) Your Sex
6) Your Home Phone, Mobile/Cell Phone and fax Number.
{7}Your complete bank information
{8} Copy of your ID


Please we are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past.
Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept out
congratulations!

Yours Sincerely,
MRS. Kiyotaka Linda
Public Information Officer.
www.un.org
unitednationoffice@citromail.hu

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