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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: "Mrs. Hikmet Ersek" <wvp1285@truvista.net>
Reply-To: "group.inforboa@post.com" <group.inforboa@post.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 07:36:08 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: SUB: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CASH DELIVERY.


UNITED NATIONS (FBI/IMF ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS,
UNITED-NATIONS INCONJUNCTION WITH THE (/IMF)
RE-UNION ASSISTED RECONCILIATION PROGRAMME DIRECTORATE
OF INTERNATIONAL CASH PAYMENT DELIVERY WITH IMMUNITY
CLEARANCE ON ALL YET UN-PAID FOREIGN OWED PAYMENT UNIT,
Our Ref: UN//IMF/UK-NG/APPROVED-PLAN/JAN-10.
8 Tor View Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Cotonou BB4 6, Benin Republic.

TEL: +229-96612783

SUB: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CASH DELIVERY.

Attn,

I
am Barr: FREDERICK MORGAN , the newly appointed director general in
charge of approving & releasing all owed yet unpaid\Un-released
foreign payments and also the special adviser to the United-Nation
fighting against the un-necessary delays of beneficiaries yet unclaimed
payment including yours which was recently discovered this week that has
not yet been paid to you by the present GOVERNMENT after series of
investigation conducted.

I am delighted whole heartedly to inform
you that the contract/Inheritance panel of the UN, which just concluded
its seating in Benin federal capital territory just released your
(E-mail Id & Name) among the currently approved beneficiaries who
are to benefit 100% from this very diplomatic immunity 1st First quarter
payment of the year. This panel was primarily delegated to investigate
and to genuinely manipulate all owed debts and claims as it has eaten
deep into the economy of the Great country Benin Republic.

However,
i wish to personally bring to your urgent notice, so that you will be
aware that your yet unclaimed payment data's is still reflecting in our
central computer as unpaid and un-claimed owed debt in my department
where i newly work as the new appointed (UN) lawyer in charge of
approving & releasing of all yet unpaid debts recently recovered
back by the (UN) office in Benin Republic been our branch after
discovering that your payment has been delayed un-necessary due to one
reason or another while auditing was going on this week. Your own file
was personally forwarded to my executive office by the chief auditors of
the (UN) as an unclaimed fund.

At this moment, I wish to use
this medium of communication to inform you that for the time being the
(UN) has completely stopped further payment through bank to bank
transfer, Atm Card, Bank Draft or Check Payment due to numerous
petitions received from the united states home-land security, the FBI,
IMF and other financial and security agencies to Benin Government
against our banks on wrong payment and diversion of innocent
beneficiaries owed funds to a different account.

In this regards,
I am going to use my good office now to send you your approved
part-payment in the tune of $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States
Dollars) only by cash to you via a special (UN) universal diplomatic
delivery means to you. In process of doing that, I will personally
secure every needed documents as the newly appointed lawyer representing
the (UN) office now to cover the money including the affidavit to claim
of this particular yet unclaimed payment from our federal high court
here in Benin Republic which will bestow the right and privilege to you
as the rightful beneficiary who is to receive this payment after meeting
up with the delivery requirement as the Benin law stipulate. All these
will be done perfectly only on the condition that you will give me 10%
of the funds we are about disbursing to you which is (US$1M) One million
United States dollars out of the $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United
States Dollars) you are to receive.

Note: The money will be
coming on 2 security proof trunk boxes. The boxes are already sealed
with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine by the managent of
this organization and I also want you to know that the management are
not aware of my plans with you in this transaction, so you have to keep
it a top secret till me and you are able to conclude this very
transaction. This fund was brought to us from the World Bank special
delegates because the funds itself was meant for our local aften market here in the Benin Republic.

But
you don't have to worry for anything that need to be taking care of
here in Benin Republic, as this transaction is 100% risk free and will
remain legit as long as you work with me transparently. The boxes are
coming with a diplomatic agent assigned by the management of this
organization by Diplomat" who will accompany the boxes to your house
address or any address you will provide to me for this transaction to
enable us complete. All you need to do now upon your willing acceptance
on my condition, is to send to me a guarantee that you will give me 10%
of the funds as soon as you receive the $10,000,000.00, and your full
house address and your identity such as, international passport or
driver's license or ID Number including your personal contact phone
numbers which must be a working numbers, the diplomatic attached will
travel with it.

He will call you immediately he arrives in your
country's airport to update you and I hope you understand each and every
point that I've made clear to you in this email message am sending you.

WARNNING/ADVISE:
Please note carefully that any money requested from you by
anybody,office,banks or group of people from London/Nigeria or any part
of the world to receive your payment expect the United-Nation Appointed
Commission Office (Benin Republic), presently in charge of recovering
all un-necessary delayed yet unclaimed owed debts payments, whom the
FBI, IMF and other financial agencies have irrevocably approved that
should serve you better and ensure you receive your payment this time
around, so kindly note that any money sent by you to any office in
London/Nigeria is at your OWN RISK, so stay away from any other office,
person or group of people and face only the United-Nation Appointed
Approved Payment Disbursing High Commission Office only till your
payment gets to you safely.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: for security
reasons and to enable the both of us conclude this transaction
successfully, note that the diplomat coming with the consignment boxes
will not know the original contents inside the boxes he is to delivery
to you. So what I and our accredited management will declare to him that
is inside the consignment boxes is a sensitive photographic film
material and classified volume confidential company's contract
documents.

Also note categorically that, before I proceed with
the next arrangement, you are advice to respond back to me immediately
on email address, so we can talk and agree first before I seal this
transaction with you and if you have any question to ask for more
clarification before and remember to send the required information's
directly to my Email address and I will let you know how far I have gone
with the arrangement. I will secure the diplomatic immunity clearance
certificate that will be tagged on the boxes to make it stand as a
diplomatic consignment. This clearance will make it pass every custom
checking point all over the world without any hitch. All this I will do
with my own money as your partner.

Please, I need your urgent
reply because the boxes are schedule already to leave immediately as
soon as I hear from you this week.

I am highly submitted and willing to serve you better whole-heartedly.
Congratulations Once AGAIN.

Highly Submitted.

Respectfully Yours in-service,
BARRISTER. FREDERICK MORGAN,
(UN) Human Right Activist
Email: fredrerickmorgan@lawyer.com

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