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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: "AND EUROPEAN UNION ORGANIZATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info2awwolley@i12.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:48:16 -0700
Subject: WORLD BANK GROUP AND UNITED NATION CONTRACT/WINNING PAYMENT VALUED
$8.3M.CODE 511

Our Ref: UN/EU/CITIBANK/511
 
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION AND EUROPEAN UNION ORGANIZATION do hereby = give this irrevocable approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/0= 0 in your favor for your contract entitlement/award winning payment w= ith the UNITED NATION to your nominated bank account. Now you=92re ne= w Payment,United nation Approval No;UN5685P,White House Approved No:W= H44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339= 331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 1= 03 , Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Citibank Telex confirmation No= : -1114433 ; Secret Code No:XXTN013, Having received these vital paym= ent number , therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm = Your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 72hrs= .
As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only wi= th MR ANDREW WOLLEY, DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE CITIBANK OF U= NITED KINGDOM,with the help and monitory team from the CITIBANK OF NE= W YORK which is our official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Pay= ment Matters in United Nation,has look up to make sure you receive yo= ur fund valued $8.3m. So contact: MR ANDREW WOLLEY on his contact inf= ormation,Direct Citibank Telephone No :+447035946238, Fax Number:+44 = 870 28 7323, Telephone Number:+44 70359 48155 Email:info2wolley@i12.c= om for immediate release of your contract/inheritance/= Award Winning claim Be informed that you are not allowed to correspon= d with any person or office anymore, You are required to send bellow = information for your transfer.
 
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS,CITY,STATE AND COUNTRY.
3) PHONE,FAX AND MOBILE
4) COMPANY NAME(IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS
5) BANK DETAILS,ACCOUNT NO,ROUTING NO,/SWIFT CODE AND BANK ADDRESS. <= /DIV>
6) PROFESSION,AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
7) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE
 
NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATIONCODE WITH CITIBANK IS(511),Y= OU ARE ADVICE TO SEND YOU FULL BANKING INFORMATION TO THE CITIBANK OF= LONDON INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE DIRECTOR HEADED BY MR ANDREW WOLLEY= AND MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK WITH HIM, WITH YOUR NEW PAYMENT CODE FOR REL= EASE OF YOUR PAYMENT AND SEND HIM ALL YOUR BANKING INFORMATION NOW. C= ONTACT CODE(511)
 
OFFICER:MR ANDREW WOLLEY.
POSITION:DIRECTOR,INTL,REMMITTANCE CITIBANK LONDON.
TELEPHONE OFFICE/BANK:+4470359 46238,
TELEPHONE,+44 70359 48155
FAX NUMBER:+44 870 28 7323,
SIR FRANK PETERSON.
(CHAIRMAN COMMITTE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING PAYMENT UNITED
NATION AND USA GOVERNMENT).

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