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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: "Rev. Murray Robinson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <blakwoodsinternationalbnk@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 03:56:18 -0700
Subject: URGENT CONTACT NEEDED FOR YOUR TRANSFER.

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE  OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
                                 Internal Audit, Monitoring,Consulting and Investigations Division
 
To: Unpaid Beneficiary
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not understand why this email came to you. We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the 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 USD $850,000 (Eight
hundred and fifty thousand United State Dollars Only), This also 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 in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this has been agreed upon and have been signed. You are advised to contact Rev. Dale Robinson of BLAK
WOODS INTERNATIONAL BANK NIGERIA PLC, as he is our representative in Nigeria, contact him immediately for your payment of USD$850,000 (Eight hundred and fifty
thousand United State Dollars Only) which way you need the fund to be delivered. So he will send it to you and youcan clear it in any bank of your choice.
 
You are advice to get in contact with Rev. Dale Robinson regarding your compensation fund:
 
 
Whom to Contact Rev. Murray Robinson
Email:    blakwoodsinternationalbnk@gmail.com
Tel:  +234- 810-348-6206

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