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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <icekarlmorgan@gala.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:23:13 -0800
Subject: Contact Karl Morgan For Your ATM CARD PAYMENT.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

 

Congratulations,

Your email has been selected by the (UN) for a cash grant award of ($500.000usd) for this year 2011 Grant Award. Your email address was selected during our random email balloting for the cash grant and if you received this notification, it means that you are a lucky beneficiary of our cash grant award.

The UN authorities has decided to give this award to 5 beneficiaries from all over the world and compliance with article 76 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Click here to see the UPS Express Delivery Services Tracking page: www.ups.com track with the below tracking number to see the four beneficiaries who has received their ATM Card successfully.

Tracking Numbers: H8438011173
Tracking Numbers: H7910133184
Tracking Numbers: H7909653802
Tracking Numbers: H8438011280

I stated the above for you to know that you are the only person left to receive your ATM Card.

This grant is been aided by the United Nations development programmed and the united nations trust funds for human security. Your cash grant pin number is (UNO-154/4456/011)

You are kindly obliged to contact our corresponding UN Payment office (UN Trust Funds ) in Nigeria, Africa and they will give details
on how your funds would be remitted to you. Do contact our payment office immediately with the information's 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:............................................
11.NATIONALITY:.........................................


Do contact our payment office immediately with the information's below.
******************************************************************************
Contact Person:Karl Morgan
ATM Payment Center: Inter-Switch Company
Telephone: +2348074595000
Email: icekarlmorgan@gala.net
******************************************************************************


Once again Congratulations.

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Regards,

Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.

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