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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 <unitednation.sg5@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:56:50 +0000
Subject: FINAL ORDER TO RELEASE YOUR PAYMENT

*UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION
AFRICAN- REGION Accra Ghana**
*

*TEL: +233249051773*

*Attn: Honorable Beneficiary,*

*FINAL ORDER TO RELEASE YOUR PAYMENT*

*There is a meeting hold this morning between UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION and
Mr. President Porf.John Evans Atta Mills concerning your payment and we
raise a ( PAYMENT IDENTIFICATION PIN CODE ),This morning because of
fraudulent activities and scam happening in this country and some various
office are contacting some contractor like you for illegal fee, that Why we
raise the issue at the meeting with the President **Porf.John Evans Atta
Mills**.**This morning He promised us that every contractors and foreign
beneficiaries that has not yet receive He/Her payment is going to be pay as
soon as possible once He/Her are willing to obtain the Payment
Identification Code. For you're payments in this office of IDENTIFICATION
PIN CODE Approve by the Federal Government of Ghana to Credit your payment
at this meddle of the year 2011.*

*However you are to obtaining the (PAYMENT IDENTIFICATION PIN CODE), for
your payment in this office, it will only cost you token charge of $1000,
only and this must be done and send today immediately you receive this
message, and about 24hour from now we will signal by the Federal Government
for this and any Beneficiary that refuse or that cannot Present this,
(PAYMENT IDENTIFICATION PIN CODE), to this office.*

*And any of our beneficiaries that fail to comply with this procedure,
should get ready to loose his/her over due payment this meddle of the year
2011. This is the latest development from the Presidency office this morning
concerning your payment to avoiding scam or fraud, and I know you may asked
while this right now, because some offices here are running scam to our
foreign beneficiary and we want to put a stop to that now.*

*We have been authorized by the Federal Government of GHANA to remit your
payment after the (PAYMENT IDENTIFICATION PIN CODE) are issue to you, to
enable your payment transfer into your nominated bank account. Please note
that this very month is the month that the Federal Government of GHANA
given to all beneficiary of overdue unclaimed contract payment that is not
yet paid to be credited. But one more thing the Federal Government of GHANA
we only have about US$900,000,000/00 ( Nine Hundred Million U.S. Dollars )
left to settle some beneficiary for their payment for this years 2011 that
are willing to comply with instruction and have their payment in their
account, once you obtain your ( PAYMENT IDENTIFICATION PIN CODE ) here,
which is the only option you have to receive your payment without any
further delay and NO document demand in respect of releasing your ( PAYMENT
IDENTIFICATION PIN CODE ) the only thing you have to do is to send the $1000
immediately to enable us issue out your ( PAYMENT IDENTIFICATION PIN CODE )
to enable your payment release into your nominated bank account within
39hours.*

*The $1000 should be send through our General Cashier Office Name stated
below.*

*NAME:..................AVWENAGHEGHA DERRICK
LOCATION...........ACCRA GHANA
Test Question: WHAT FOR
Answer: IDENTIFICATION*

*As soon as you receive this mail you kindly response with urgent Attention
and answer to this mail to avoid any delay and wrong identification.*

*BEST REGARDS,**
Mr Odogu Samson
CHAIRMAN UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION
WEST AFRICAN REGION*


**

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