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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" <INFO@ATM.ORG>
Reply-To: rev.ronaldh21@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:20:26 +0200
Subject: N/A

Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX028 UNITED NATIONS.
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAM)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATION'S OFFICE
PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT

Attn: Beneficiary,

IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD

We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed United nation
secretary general, and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS
monetary unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment,
recommended and
approved in your favor.During the course of our investigation, we discovered with
dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt
officials of the Bank who are Trying to divert your funds into their private
accounts.

To forestall this, security for your funds Was organized in the form of
your personal Identification number (PIN) ATM CARD and this will enable only
you to have direct Control over your funds in the ATM CARD.We will
monitor this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the
Officials of the bank.

An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the Presidency,
Federal Republic of Nigeria on your Payment .However, we are happy to inform
you that based on our recommendation/instructions, your complete contract funds
has been credited in your favor through ATM CARD. You are therefore advice to
contact:

Director ATM Payment.
Name: Rev Ronald Howard
Email: rev.ronaldh21@gmail.com

Department,Central Bank of Nigeria.
Contact him now for the delivery of your ATM card.As soon as you
establish a contact with him,an ATM card will be issued to you immediately
that you
can use to withdraw your funds in any ATM machine in any part of the world,
but the maximum is Ten Thousand dollars per day. So if you like to receive
your funds
through this means you're advised to contact the ATM card
payment center with the following information as stated
below:

1. PHONES
2. ADDRESS (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
3. YOUR AGE
4. NAME:
5. MARITAL STATUS:
6. TYPE OF JOB:

NOTE: YOU ARE ADVISED TO FURNISH Rev Ronald Howard, WITH
YOUR CORRECT AND VALID DETAILS.ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THE
AMOUNT TO BE PAID NOW IS $7.3 MILLION.
We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us
monitor this payment effectively thereby making contact
with Rev Ronald Howard, as
directed to avoid further delay.

CONGRATULATIONS.
CAPT. JAMES C. WILLIAMS
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK



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