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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/World Bank Organization" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednation.worldbank@mail.ru>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 22:52:09 +0200
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary

United Nation Office 760 United Nations Plaza,
Manhattan, NY, United State .
Our Ref: U.N/WBO/042SWISS/2013
 
YOUR INHERITANCE CLAIM
 
Attn: Beneficiary
 
This is to notify you that your overdue inheritance claim is ready to be released to you, We are very sorry as We are not supposed to get to you via e-mail but due to time factor, We know It's very certain that this e-mail will get to you faster and  as a big surprise but do not worry , I am quite convinced that you have received dozens of such e-mail in the past which you have classified as one of those fraudulent e-mails that you receive from different people in the time past.
Well this is the UNITED NATIONS {UN} in conjunction with the World Bank Organization {WBO}, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND {I.M.F}, and The United State FBI Authorities.
By this notice, you are warned to stop any communication as a contractor/ inheritance/lottery winners with any office or government agent no matter whatever name, office or position he/she might claim to be or represent and strictly adhere to these directives.
Based on the recent economic crunch that is hitting the global World, we have decided to embark on the way out to save our sinking Nations in the little way we can, as well as to save our economy mess to help bring more funds to our great country as to have good circulation of funds in other to help BANKS globally.
In our recent global research, we found out that you have an unclaimed contract/inheritance payment with the central financial database that has been due for payment long ago, after series of consultation with the Ministry Of Finance (M F) we were told that you have made several attempts to claim this fund through their apex bank but all to no avail but I have a good NEWS for You.
 
After long deliberation by the World body, the Ministry has agreed to pay you minimal percentage of your funds which is the total of US$10,000,000.00 through our accredited paying system. We were also made to understand that a lady with name Mrs. Janet Howells who claims to be your next of kin has already contacted the office and also presented to them all the necessary documentations evidencing your claim purported to have been signed personally by you prior to the release of your fund valued at about US$10,000,000.00 (Ten million united states dollars), but the paying office did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you personally before they go ahead on wiring your approved fund to the Bank information which was forwarded to them by the above named woman.
 
So, that was the main reason why the paying office contacted us so as to assist them in making the investigations to verify her claims.
 
So at this junction, you are advice to respond back directly to this office soon you receive/read this mail and reconfirm the below information’s: 
 
 
FULL NAME......................
ADDRESS: ......................
TELEPHONE AND FAX..............
YOUR OCCUPATION................
YOUR AGE.......................
 
Finally you are advise to comply to the rules UN to ensure a fast transfer of the said fund to you
so that together we can all say,
[Yes We Can].
 
Yours in service,
 
Mr. David Gressly,
For UN Secretary-General
United Nation/World Bank Organization
 

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