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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 Compensation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <un-dept@secretarias.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 18:37:42 +0100
Subject: PAYS OUT $864 MILLION

Press Release
IK/344

 

 
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $864 MILLION

 
(Reissued as received.)
 


 

Message from United Kingdom United National,
This is to notify you that we have your fund of USD$1,500,000.00 with us here in the UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION OFFICE and your email was among the beneficiary of the said fund. Due to your late response to our email and this transaction, there is someone here who said he is from you and he says he is the owner of the fund. He said he ready to pay for the procurement of the legal documents which is (GBP250 ) for the release of the found to him, he said is going to pay the 250 pounds . He has been held right away for verification purpose, for us to know if he is the real owner of this fund. Since the fund belongs to you we have to write you to let you know. About this serious issue that is going now.
This meeting was first held on the 8th of April 2003. You can view this page for your perusal:
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm
Assess Code:8911-89-QDR
You have to reply within the next 48hrs for security purpose so that your fund would not be transferred to another person. So you are to know what to do about this so that your fund would not be transferred or be claimed by another person.

 

I await your urgent response to this office immediately.


Miss. Rose Andy
Un Agent Officer (UNITED KINGDOM UNITED NATIONS).
Tel: +44-703-596-2476
Fax +44-172-172-4021
http://www.un.org/
 ==============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================You must keep strict confidentiality of your fund to yourself until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid fraud act that may arise from double claims. United Nation Team shall not be held liable for any loss of funds arising from the above mentioned. ======================================================================================================================================================

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