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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 UN <www.unitednation10@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 22:46:05 -0700
Subject: RE-CONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION

ROY GOODMAN
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE

ATTENTION:

YOUR PAYMENT IS READY WITH ALL THE DOCUMENTS I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO
RE-CONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION TO AVOID ANY WRONG DELIVER OF YOUR FUND .
MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKE IN YOUR ADDRESS AND THIS
TRANSACTION MUST BE CONCLUDE BY THIS WEEK BECAUSE EVERY ARRANGEMENT
HAS BEEN MADE CONCERNING YOUR FUND WHICH IS ABOUT $10.7M ONLY TO BE
DELIVER TO YOU VIA DIPLOMAT COURIER SERVICE TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS, AS
SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL KINDLY RE-CONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION WHERE
YOU WANT THE DELIVER TO ARRIVE ,1.YOUR NAME, 2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS, 3.
YOUR TELEPHONE, 4. AGE ,5. YOUR OCCUPATION
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL : payment10113@yahoo.com.h
REV: ROY GOODMAN

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