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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: "MRS.INGA BRITT AHLENIUS" <unitednations12@globomail.com>
Reply-To: miracle@blumail.org
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:05:15 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES




UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
FROM; UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES(INTERNAL AUDIT MONITORING CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION)

THIS MESSAGE IS IN REGARD OF YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT FOR THE SUMOF US$ 550,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATESDOLLARS ONLY.

FOLLOWING SERIES OF COMPLAINS FROM THE FBI AND OTHER SECURITYAGENCIES FROM ASIA , EUROPE ,OCEANIA , AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICARESPECTIVELY AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BENIN  FOR THE RATE OFCORRUPTION AND SCAM ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY, THE UNITEDNATION DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO LOOK IN TO THIS TREND AND THIS WASDISCUSSED UPON DURING THE LAST U.N. MEETINGS HELD AT COTONOU BENIN INWHICH A DECISION WAS REACHED TO COMPENSATE NOTED VICTIMS OF THISOPERATION AND WE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMECOMMISSION OF BENIN (EFCC) OVER THIS UGLY ACT SINCE THEN WITH U.NDELEGATE THERE IN BENIN . HOWEVER, THE MOTION OF COMPENSATING VICTIMSHAS JUST BEEN APPROVED BY THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT BONI YAYIBASED ON SEQUENCE PRESSURES OF THE U.N AND YOU ARE AMONGST THE 78LISTED BENEFICIARIES ACCORDING TO THE LIST SUBMITTED TO MY OFFICEYESTERDAY BY THE U.N DELEGATE APPOINTED TO HARMONIZE THIS PROCESS (REV.UDECA SMITH).

THIS PAYMENTS IS BEING PARTLY MONITORED BY EFCC AND THE U.N, SOTHERES ABSOLUTELY NO QUESTION OF ANY UNCERTAINTY OVER RECEIVING OF YOURCOMPENSATION PAYMENT, EVERYTHING IS UNDER ADEQUATE CONTROL. YOU AREALSO ADVISE TO REPORT IF ANY PROBLEM IN THIS REGARD.

THE CORRESPONDING PAYING BANK IS CITI BANK BENIN LTD. DUE TO CERTAINMIX-UPS AND CORRUPTION IN BENIN SYSTEM; PAYMENTS IS BEING MADE BY ATMMASTER CARD AS ATM METHOD WAS CONSIDERED SUITABLE FOR THIS PROCESS ASADVISED AND DIRECTED BY THE EFCC AND CBN GOVERNOR. AN ATM CARD WILL BESEND TO YOU WITH WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR PAYMENT FROM ANYPART OF THE WORLD AT ATM MACHINES IN YOUR LOCATION BUT THE LIMIT IS$5,000.00 PER DAY. THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL NEED TO SPEND UPFRONT TOTHIS REGARD IS $97 FOR COURIER DELIVERY COST OF THE ATM CARD TO YOU ASNO RIGHT OF PROBABLE DEDUCTION OF ANY KIND WAS GRANTED TO THE PAYINGBANK DUE TO SAME RELATED REASONS OF CORRUPTION AND OTHERWISE. UPONRECEIPT OF YOUR ABOVE DELIVERY COST YOUR ATM CARD FOR THE EXACT APPROVEAMOUNT OF $550,000.00 WILL BE SEND TO YOU BY THE PAYING BANK WITHOUTANY HITCH OR DELAY.

TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT, CONTACT THE PAYING BANK BELOW WITH YOURFOLLOWING INFORMATIONS: FULL NAME, PHONE, AND FULL ADDRESS: (WERE YOUWANT YOUR ATM CARD TO BE SENT) PERSON TO CONTACT: MRS.ROSE D. P O
CITIBANK BENIN LIMITED 27 KOFO ABAYOMI
STREET VICTORIA ISLAND COTONOU BENIN .
EMAIL: (MIRACLE@blumail.org)
EMAIL:(unitednations12@globomail.com)

NOTE: ALL LISTED BENEFICIARIES ARE PROVIDED WITH A CODE WHICH IS(UNGNP06654) THIS YOU MOST MENTION TO THE PAYING BANK TO BE RECOGNIZED.YOU ARE TO EITHER INCLUDE IT IN YOUR MAIL USING IT AS SUBJECT ORMENTION IF CONTACTING BY PHONE.

LASTLY; ACCORDING TO THE UPDATE REPORT FROM THE U.N DELEGATES,YOURCONTACT INFORMATION WAS FOUND ON THE LIST OF ONE OF THE SYNDICATESARRESTED BY THE EFCC WHO CONSEQUENTLY CONFIRMED YOU AS ONE OF THEIRVICTIMS. YOU ARE HEREBY WARNED TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH THEMAND NOT TO DUPLICATE THIS MESSAGE FOR ANY REASON WHAT SO EVER AS THEEFCC AND U.S. SECRET SERVICE IS STILL ON TRACE OF THE OTHER CRIMINALS,SO KEEP IT SECRET TILL THEY ARE ALL APPREHENDED, THIS ALSO FOR THE BESTOF YOUR INTEREST, AS THEY ARE ALL SCAM ARTISTS/IMPOSTORS AND WILL OFFERYOU NOTHING!.

I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS IS NO HOAX MAIL OR ANYTHING OF SUCHNATURE. IF YOU WISH OF RECEIVING YOUR COMPENSATION SIMPLY FOLLOWS MYGIVEN DIRECTIVE AND IT WILL BE PAID TO YOU AS INFORM NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

THEREFORE BELOW IS INFORMATION WHERE TO SEND THE FEE TO THEM

RECEIVER NAME____PIUS AKWUOBI
COUNTRY________BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY ________COTONOU
TEXT QUESTION________HELP
TEXT ANSWER________HELP
AMOUNT__________$97.00 USD
MTCN______________?
SENDDER___________?
 
SINCERELY YOURS. MRS.INGA BRITT AHLENIUS UNITED NATIONS UNDER-SECRETARY-
GENERAL FOR INTERNAL OVERSIGHT CALL ME AT

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