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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 Trust Funds <info@web.net>
Reply-To: claims_undept101@live.com
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:20:47 +0800
Subject: Your cash grant pin number is (UNO-154/4456/011)


United Nations Trust Fund
Switzerland Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland

Congratulations Beneficiary,

your email has been selected by the United Nations(UN) for a cash grant award
of Six Hundred And Fifty Thousand Five hundred GREAT BRITISH POUNDS,
(650,500.00GBP)for this year 2009 award.Your email address was selected during
our random email balloting for the cash grant and if you receive this
notification,it means that you are a lucky beneficiary of our
cash grant award.The united nations authorities has decided to give this award
to 15 beneficiaries from all over the world to help facilitate and improve the
standard of living to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental
Shelf for
developing States, in particular the least developed countries and
small island
developing States,and compliance with article
76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.This grant is been
aided by the United Nations development programme and the united nations trust
funds for human security.Your cash grant pin number is (UNO-154/4456/011)

Contact Our corresponding office (United Nations Trust Funds ) in
Liverpool,United Kingdom and they will give details on how your funds would be
remitted to you.Do contact our payment office immediately with the
informations
below.Your grant numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to
contact the event manager/Claims Department, send your winning identification
numbers and fill the verification form below,to enable him verify your claims.

1.FULL NAMES OF DONATION BENEFICIARY:..................
2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:........................
3.DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:.........................
4.WINNING EMAIL:...........................
5.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:............................
6.NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:..............
7.SEX:....................
8.OCCUPATION:...................
9.MARITAL STATUS:..................
10.COUNTRY:..................
11NATIONALITY:..........

Do contact our payment office immediately with the informations below.

******************************************************************************
Payment Officer:Dr.Nathan Giroux
Tell: +4470359 93503
Email: claims_undept101@live.com

************************************************************************
Regards,
Mrs Ruth Williams
UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL






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