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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" <unitednations_0011@web.de>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:29:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: (( Contact Mr. Jim Ovia for your compensation ))


(( Contact Mr. Jim Ovia for your compensation ))


UNITED NATIONS/ WORLD BANK COMPENSATION UNIT


Dear Beneficiary,


We write to informed you that we have been authorized by the International Community in conjunction with the World bank to
investigate the list of scammed victims who as one way or the other lost their valuables-Money,Assets, etc to perpetrator.

We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the then secretary to the UNITED

NATIONS.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to

compensate them with the sum of US$5,000,000.00.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an

unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc


We found your name/email in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been

signed.

You are advised to contact Mr. Jim Ovia of our paying center in Africa, as he is our representative in Africa, contact

him immediately for your funds. This funds are in a Bank for security purpose o

Therefore, you should send him your full Name, telephone number, your correct mailing address where you want him to send

the money to you.

The person to Contact: Mr. Jim Ovia

Email Contact : drjim_ovia28@yahoo.com.hk
Phone: +234-704-2176-066
Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your funds. Making the world a

better place to live.

Regards,
MR BAN KI_MOON
Secretary-General United Nations
  

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