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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <williamsqunn@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:51:09 +0530
Subject: Re: You Are The Beneficiary of UNDP/UNGFS Support

UNDP/UNGFS Support Funding
United Nations Office at Geneva
Palais des Nations
Avenue de la Paix 8 - 14
1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Email: williamsqunn@yahoo.com.hk


We are happy to announce your selection on the UNGFS/UNDP Support Funding:

We are pleased to inform you that you have been included to benefit from the UNGFS/UNDP assisted funding ,created to build and improve a sustainable Human Development Program all over the world through few selected individual among the 185 countries, preferred discreetly to benefit from the funding for the provision of developmental infrastructure to within their community.

In reality the UNGFS/UNDP Funding has helped people become more self reliant and better able to determine their financial futuressince benefiting from this program. In 2010/2012, UNGFS/UNDP Funding provided more thanU.S. $3 Billion in grants to selected individuals, charitable organizations, through its branch offices and subsidiaries in other to eradicate poverty and empower people financially on self help effort.

Therefore, to confirm your selection to benefit from this fund, you are to provide the following information to validate the processing of your fund for endorsement;

First Name:
Surname:
Middle Name:
Contact Address:
Your Age
Youy I.D
Country of Origin:
City:
Occupation:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Fax No:
Email:

We guarantee the protective right of information of any selected individual as a result of many identification thefts, impersonation and wide spread scam going on in the internet, as such the UNGFS/UNDP Funding develop a content right to protect and not to make public any information provided by our beneficiary for the safety.

The UNGFS/UNDP Support Funding targets innovative and effective programs for adult by providing direct funding for potential and broad human oriented developmental project impact within the community of any selected partner for the program.

All response should be directed to:(williamsqunn@yahoo.com.hk) for urgent response on how you can process your fund.


Kennedy Williams
Senior Program Officer
UNGFS, Geneva . Switzerland
Email: williamsqunn@yahoo.com.hk

Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient/s and may contain confidential & privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original messages and any attachments. @ Copyright UNGFSP 2013

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