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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: Mr.Kofi Annan <akofi83@yahoo.com.hk> (may be fake)
Date: 24 Dec 2010 22:01:30 +0100
Subject: UNITED NATION SCAM VICTIM\'S REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS.


UNITED NATION SCAM VICTIM'S REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS.

OVERSIGHT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

REF/PAYMENTS CODE:86700 US$5,500,000.00.

http://www.uncc.ch/status.htm



THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT I AM DELEGATED FROM THE UNITED NATIONS OVERSIGHT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, LONDON TO PAY 178 PEOPLE IDENTIFIED AS NIGERIAN 419 SCAM VICTIMS US$5,500,000.00 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 US US$5,500,000.00 REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS. ON THIS FAITHFUL RECOMMENDATIONS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT DURING THE LAST UN MEETINGS HELD AT LONDON WITH THE NEW PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, 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 178 VICTIMS OF THIS OPERATORS US$5,500,000.00 EACH, DUE TO THE CORRUPT IN THE SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA, THE PAYMENTS ARE TO BE PAID UNDER FUNDING ASSISTANCE BY THE UN.



ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS AT HAND, 43 BENEFICIARIES HAVE BEEN PAID, HALF OF THE VICTIMS ARE FROM THE UNITED STATES, WE STILL HAVE MORE THAN HALF LEFT TO BE PAID THE REIMBURSEMENT OF US$5,500,000.00 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. YOU CAN RECEIVE YOUR REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS VIA ANY OF THE LISTED OPTIONS YOU CHOOSE, TT TO YOUR ACCOUNT, BANK DRAFT/CHEQUE PAYMENTS, ATM CASH CARD. MODE, I SHALL FEED YOU WITH FURTHER MODALITIES AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU.



BEST REGARDS,



MR. KOFI ANNAN.



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