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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: "MR BAN KI MOON" <nbmoo@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jeffreydean6@live.com
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:00:21 +0800 (CST)
Subject: INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)


INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-ANEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/ AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX028

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

RELEASE OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT\ INHERTANS FUND ACCOUNT NEEDED URGENT

We write to inform you that we have been authorized by the Secretary
General, of United

Nations in conjunction with the World Bank to investigate the unnecessary
delay of your

Outstanding Contract Payment/inheritance. We have also been empowered to
recommend and approve your claims for payment if certified as genuine.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that
your payment has

Been unnecessarily delayed by some corrupt officials of the Bank who are
Trying to divert the beneficiaries' Fund into their private accounts.

To forestall this, security for your funds has been organized and for the
safety of your

Funds we have been specifically advised to release this payment to you
either by a Bank to bank Transfer into your Designated Account, or by ATM
/ Diplomatic Cash Delivery.

We have also agreed with the Presidency that we will make this payment via
the United

Nations and World Bank Accredited Bank in UK LONDON to avoid the hopeless
situation created by the Officials of the Previous Bank.

We are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation your
outstanding Contract Fund of (Ten Million five hundred thousand, United
States Dollars)($10.5M.USD) has been credited in your favor in our
Accredited British Bank Account.( Citi bank London plc ) You are hereby
advised to contact (DR JEFFREY DEAN) HE IS OUR BRITISH BANK REGIONAL
REPRESENTATIVE AND DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE FOREIGN OPERATIONS
DEPT AT THE REGIONAL AUDIT UNIT, IN UNITED KINDOM AT(CITI BANK LONDON PLC)
,on the Email Address,( jeffreydean6@live.com )

To indicate your preferred mode of payment if by diplomatic cash delivery
or bank to bank transfer payment/ATM.

You are advised to furnish (DR JEFFREY DEAN) with the below information:
1) Your Full Name.
2) Your Mobile phone numbers.
3) Your Bank name
4) Your Account number
5) Your Swift Code
6) Your Routing Number
7) your country of origin
8) your company's name
9) Your Age
10) your sex
11) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove you.

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this
Payment effectively.

CONGRATULATIONS.
MR BAN KI MOON
UNITED NATIONS SECRETRY GENERAL,
NEW YORK .

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