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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 NATIONS <unps77@msn.com>
Reply-To: <geraldnelson4@jmail.co.za>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:00:48 +0000
Subject: FROM: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS



FROM: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS
OVERSIGHT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $B(B5M MILLION POUNDS.

THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT I AM DELEGATED FROM THE UNITED NATIONS OVERSIGHT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, LONDON TO PAY 100 PEOPLE IDENTIFIED AS NIGERIAN 419 SCAM VICTIMS $B(B5MILLION POUNDS EACH, YOU ARE LISTED AND APPROVED FOR THIS PAYMENT AS ONE OF THE SCAMMED VICTIMS, GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORTS OR DRIVERS LICENSE FOR IDENTIFICATIONS AND FOR THE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR $B(B5M POUNDS COMPENSATION FUNDS. ON THIS FAITHFUL RECOMMENDATIONS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT DURING THE LAST UN MEETINGS HELD AT LONDON, IT WAS ALARMED SO MUCH BY THE REST OF THE WORLD IN THE MEETINGS ON THE LOSE OF FUNDS BY VARIOUS FOREIGNERS TO THE SCAMS ARTISTS OPERATING IN SYNDICATES ALL OVER THE WORLD TODAY, IN OTHER TO RETAIN THE GOOD IMAGE OF THEIR COUNTRY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY IS NOW PAYING 100 VICTIMS OF THIS OPERATORS $B(B5M EACH, DUE TO THE CORRUPT IN THE SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA, THE PAYMENTS ARE TO BE PAID BY BANK TO BANK THE PAYING BANK UNDER FUNDING ASSISTANCE BY THE UN.

ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS AT HAND, 35 BENEFICIARIES HAVE BEEN PAID, HALF OF THE VICTIMS ARE FROM THE UNITED STATES, WE STILL HAVE MORE THAN HALF LEFT TO BE PAID THE COMPENSATIONS OF $B(B5 MILLION POUNDS EACH. YOUR PARTICULARS WAS MENTIONED BY ONE OF THE SYNDICATES WHO WAS ARRESTED IN LAGOS-NIGERIA AS ONE OF THEIR VICTIMS OF THE OPERATIONS, YOU ARE HEREBY WARNED NOT TO COMMUNICATE OR DUPLICATE THIS MESSAGE TO ANY BODY FOR ANY REASON WHAT SO EVER, THE US SECRET SERVICE IS ALREADY ON TRACE OF THE CRIMINALS. FOR MORE VITAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: HTTP: //HOME.RICA.NET/ALPHAE/ 419COAL/NEWS1JUL.HTM, YOU CAN RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS VIA ANY OF THE BOTH OPTIONS YOU CHOOSE, ACCOUNT TO ACCOUNT FAST WIRE TRANSFER OR BANK DRAFT PAYMENT MODE, I SHALL FEED YOU WITH FURTHER MODALITIES AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, SEND A COPY OF YOUR RESPONSE TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: Geraldnelson2@jmail.co.za YOUR CO-OPERATION WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED IN REGARDS.

BEST REGARDS,
GERALD NELSON

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