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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: "Ahmed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <presidency.ng.gov@skymail.mn>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 06:53:56 +0100
Subject: PRESIDENTIAL ORDER NO: FGN/UNPA/IMF-WB.NG/X012

Dear Beneficiary                    
 
PRESIDENTIAL ORDER NO: FGN/UNPA/IMF-WB.NG/X012
 
Acting on the directive of IMF and World Bank, and knowing that you have not received your fund even though you have made several attempts to claim it, the Nigeria Government, has through the Federal Ministry of Finance submitted your payment file to the UNITED NATION PAYMENT AGENCY (UNPA) in London through which you will receive your fund paid to you. IMF/World Bank, acting on petitions has directed that owing to so much fraud perpetrated against foreign beneficiaries, that UNPA takes charge of all outstanding payments.
 
Therefore note that your file is presently with the UNPA in London and you should contact them in order to remit your fund. On behalf of the Federal Government, let me inform you that there is no other office(s) or person (his/her position in government notwithstanding) that is presently directly in-charge of your payment. Therefore you are advised in your own best interest to desist from making further contacts with anyone or office with regards to your payment. We have instructed all banks and government offices previously involved in your payment to stop forthwith and you are ask to stop communications with them as well, unless you want to be defrauded. The directives were equally extended to our offshore payment agencies previously in charge of your payment.
 
So you will have to provide your complete details to UNPA. The Federal Government will not be liable for any lose of money should you defile this Presidential order, therefore we once again urge you to stop further communication with anyone outside UNPA, which is under the mandate of United Nations (UN). It is also very important to inform you that anyone informing you that they are in charge of your payment outside the UNPA must be doing that to defraud you, so continuing communication with such person(s) or office(s) is at your own peril. Find below contact details of the UNPA.
 
Mr. Antonio Borges
Finance Director
United Nations Payment Agency, U.K
Tel: +44-704-579-8533
Fax: +44-700-592-1215
 
You have been warned to stop further communication other than the UNPA. Trying to ignore this Presidential order is at your own peril and anyone that asks you to ignore this is out to defraud you, therefore, contact the UNPA immediately through the details above.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
 
Dr. Ahmed Danfulani
Adviser to the President on Foreign Payment
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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