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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: "(IMF): FROM THE DESK OF MR ROBERT ZOELLICK." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednations_claimsdept@secretarias.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:54:16 +0530
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
SWIFT: IMFDUS3WXXX
OUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX027 (LONDON - UNITED KINGDOM)
WEBSITE: www.imf.org
 
 
IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
 
 
ATTN: sir/madam,
 
 
I am Mr Robert B. Zoellick, The International Monetary Fund's (I.M.F) President. This message is based on the meeting which the United Nation (UN), European Union (EU) African Union (AU) and Asia Union (AU) held in London (United Kingdom) on 10th of December 2011 regarding your expenses which you made for failed Transactions like Contract Fund, bank transfer, Lottery Fund transfer and inheritance fund. According to the International Monetary Funds Agency (I.M.F), they discovered that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Banks And Legal Attorneys who are Trying to divert your money into their private accounts, and we want to use this opportunity to inform you that some of this fraudsters has been curbed and their account has been also frozen, regarding to the meeting the UN, EU, AU, AU held, all the money that was recovered from their account must be used to compensate the victims. This is to fight crime and corruptions.
 
 
This notification email is to inform you that you have been compensated the sum of $4, 700,000.00Usd {Four Million Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars} in this year edition which is organized by the United Nation (UN), European Union (EU) African Union (AU) and Asia Union (AU) held in London (United Kingdom).
 
 
HOW YOU WON
We collect email addresses of people that are active online, among the Billions that are subscribed to email addresses worldwide, such as, AOL,Hotmail, Optusnet, Bigpond, Yahoo, Gmail, Google and including private domain users and also being a Microsoft user, your email qualify you in entering the draw. Ten email addresses are been selected in every quarter of the year through an electronic balloting system without the winners applying or purchasing ticket for this draw.
 
 
Note: You are advised to contact the UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION IN LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) CONSULATE COMMERCIAL to set up for this payment by WORLD BANK with your correct contact details below. And also be informed that the amount to be paid to you through A DELIVERY MODE OF PAYMENT WORTH is $4.7 Million (Four Million Seven Hundred United State Dollars). Meanwhile, UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION IN LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) CONSULATE COMMERCIAL has received your payment authority/irrevocable release/unconditional payments guarantee by the executive directors of United Nation (UN), European Union (EU) African Union (AU) and Asia Union (AU) to pay you off this $4.7 Million. You are therefore advice to contact the Secretariat Principal Commercial who is in charge to direct you and give you the delivery schedule of your fund to your country destination with the below contact details:
 
 
CONTACT DETAILS OF UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION.
DEPARTMENT: SECRETARIAT PRINCIPAL COMMERCIAL
CITY: LONDON
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
NAME: MR DAVID SMART
EMAIL: unitednations_claimsdept@secretarias.com
TELEPHONE NUMBER: +447010048302
 
 
Write them a mail immediately. Contact DAVID SMART, and also send the following information as stated below to him:
 
 
1. YOUR FULL NAMES……………...........................
2. CONTACT ADDRESS………….............................
3. PHONE NUMBER & FAX NUMBER……….....
4. YOUR OCCUPATION…………….. .....................
5. COUNTRY NAME: ………………........................
6. STATE: .................................................................
7. CITY: ................................................................
8. AGE:...........................................................................
9. SEX:............................................................................
10. MARITAL STATUS: ................................................
11. WON BEFORE: ................................................
12. EMAIL ADDRESS: ...........................................
 
 
It is very important that you contact Mr David Smart Immediately and start on the process to claim your compensated award, United Nations Consulate Department through email for urgent Payment. Congratulations in Advance.
 
 
Mr Robert B. Zoellick.
International Monetary Fund.
 
 
Note: International Monetary Fund (Compensation) must be claim not later than 4 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
 
 
CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE:
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This E-MAIL may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this document is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by email with the E-MAIL, listed above to arrange for the destruction or return of the original document to us. Thank you, © 2011 United Nations and British Government.

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