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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: Mrs. Angie Pankhania<pankhan@una.org.uk>
Reply-To: pmrsangies@vipmail.hu
Date: 14 Nov 2018 00:21:15 -0800
Subject: Payment {$800,000}

Attn:Beneficiary

This letter comes from U.N and the United Kingdom International
Monetary Fund (IMF) in co-operation with the Financial Services
Authority and the US Monetary Authorities.

After the meetings we had with African countries such as Nigeria,
Benin, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Senegal, South
Africa.etc. Your e-mail address was found in the list of people
who were cheated in African countries in the names of lotteries,
contract funds, inheritances, etc.

For this reason, the Executive Board of the United Nations
International Monetary Fund (IMF), in cooperation with the
Financial ServicesAuthority, has decided to reimburse 800 000
dollars for each victim. Your email address was found in the
list of people who were cheated in African countries in the
names of lotteries, contract funds, inheritances, etc. That's
why you are entitled to $ 800,000.00 refund from U.N.

To get this $ 800,000.00 reimbursement from the United Nations
Compensation Commission, the only thing you need to do is get a
United Kingdom non-residential certificate from the UK court.
The United Kingdom's non-residential certificate from the United
Kingdom court is to prove to the UK Government that you have
legitimately obtained a $ 800,000.00 refund from U.N.

Once you have received the Nonresident Clearance certificate, it
will oblige us to release funds to your preferred bank account
without delay. For more information and assistance with the
United Kingdom International Monetary Fund Payment Notice, you
must let us know if you are still interested in receiving U.N's
$ 800,000.00 reimbursement.

You can reply to us at the following email address:
pmrsangie@vipmail.hu

Regards,

Mrs. Angie Pankhania
U.N UK Deputy Director Finance and Governance
pmrsangie@vipmail.hu

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