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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" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:12:57 +0100
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION FROM UNITED NATIONS

Attn Beneficiary,

We are writing to notify you that United Nations (UN) after series of meetings for the past 3 days which just ended today. This email is to all the people that have been victim of Horician & Flood disasters, Earthquake in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS IN Affiliation with WORLD BANK have agreed to compensate you with the sum of $800,000,00usd, for self support.

And includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract, inheritance & lotto sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc. We found your name in the list of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we contacted you.

Stop any further communication with your local representative or any officials, department whom may call you or email concerning this payment of your fund $800,000,00 Contact Ambassador James Knight of United States of America in Benin Republic as soon as possible. Call Ambassador James Knight on phone 00 229 97 066 211 and write him on his email address: jameabasdor@blumail.org

You are advised to contact our representative in Benin, Ambassador James Knight of United Nation in Benin Republic to send you, your ATM VISA CARD $800,000,00usd, Which you will be withdrawing $5,000 usd every day from any atm machine over there in your country, contact Ambassador James Knight Today to avoid delay, Send him 1. You full Name, 2.Address, 3.Phone, 4.Age, 6.Occupation.

Below is the Contact Information,

Ambassador James Knight
Email: jameabasdor@blumail.org
Telephone: 00 229 97 066 211

Contact Ambassador James Knight , He must send your ATM VISA CARD US 800,000,00, to your address as you will provided, .This is urgent Call Ambassador James Knight on phone 00 229 97 066 211, Hoping to hear from you as soon as you received your card.

Regards,

Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
UN General Secretary (United Nations)

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