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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: "CHAIRMAN; United Nations Financial Authority." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uninationsfincommission@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:35:09 -0800
Subject: CHAIRMAN; United Nations Financial Authority.

 
                     
      IMF WORLD AUDITS REGULATORY OFFICE
     82 Queens Drive, London, EC1V 0NB ENGLAND.
       Email Address: imfworldauditorsuk@live.com
     Telephone: +44702.401.1302.   Fax No: +44.704.308.2178.
         Motto: Justice Will Not Be Denied To Anyone!
 
FROM THE DESK OF: MRS. MARGARET DOYLE PhD
Director General: IMF World Audits Regulatory Office.
 
ATTENTION: THE BENEFICIARY
 
I am Anthony A. Henderson PhD, the Director General of IMF World Audits Financial Regulatory Dept. in London, United Kingdom. An organization jointly commissioned by the President of European Union, Secretary General of Commonwealth and the UN General Assembly. Our purpose among other obligations is to investigate, verify and settle all outstanding debts owed to foreign contractors/beneficiaries whose payment is overdue.
 
The IMF World Auditors have noticed that many abnormalities had happened in Europe, Africa and Asia since the past five (5) years, where some top officers of some banks and security companies, collaborate with impostors and abandon the beneficiaries half way with preposterous levies/fees and taxes. Consequently, the international financial authorities have jointly obliged us to settle all genuine beneficiaries whose debts has been outstanding for a long time now. These are those who have shown sufficient proof regarding the release of their fund, And we wish to inform you that in our record here, you have fulfilled such conditions.
 
Based on the afore mentioned conditions, kindly reconfirm to us, your genuine bank account details, to avoid making payment to a wrong person. This office is glad to inform you that your Funds shall be released as soon as this information needed from you is submitted. During the process of reconciling of accounts and retrieval of files, it was noticed that many beneficiaries were victimized by incessant demand for non-existing fees. Be rest assured that you must get JUSTICE, once you cooperate with this Office only, and quit all communications with those unscrupulous fraudsters. This office is legally superior to every other financial department and is thus responsible for the final payment of your entitled Funds. In fact, we have been able to come up with some good results since the past few days as Funds (totally $639Million) was released to seventeen (17) Americans last week.
 
We apologize on behalf of the Prime Minister of Great Britain, the President of European Union and all concerned international financial authorities for any delay and loss of your hard-earned money that your past dealings with wrong people may have caused you. We promise that such thing will not happen again because we have come to rescue all the affected persons from the bitter experience. Considering the circumstances at hand, you are advised to send all your details urgently to this Office via Email Address:  imfworldauditorsuk@london.com
 
Reply me immediately you receive this letter for more fruitful information.
 
Yours faithfully,
ANTHONY A. HENDERSON PhD.
Director General: IMF World Audits Regulatory Office.
 
(Justitia nemini neganda est.) Justice Is To Be Denied To No One!
 
NB: Attached herein is my International Passport plus the Bank FORM that you must fill. I'm an Australian citizen working with IMF World Audits Office in United Kingdom.

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