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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: "sara" <sara@mmnetkds.rs>
Reply-To: murray_mr.mark@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:18:33 +0200
Subject: COMPENSATED FUNDS

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 has agreed to compensate them with the sum of USD
$2.5million (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars), 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. Mark
Murray, as he is our representative in Nigeria, contact him immediately for
your payment of USD $2.5million (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars)please note that you will be required to choose the way you need the
fund to be delivered from the delivery options that will be made known to you
by Rev Mark Murray.

You are advice to get in contact with Rev. Mark Murray regarding your
compensation fund with details below

YOUR FULL NAME:....................
CONTACT ADDRESS:.................
TELEPHONE NUMBER:..............


Whom to Contact
Rev. Mark Murray

NAME; MR. MARK MURRAY
Email: mrmarkmurray27@yahoo.it
Telephone number: +234-7067326960

Regards,
United Nations Compensatin Borad Committee

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