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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: JOHN HOLMAS <joh54@Dea128.onmicrosoft.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 22:36:09 +0000
Subject: UNITED NATIONS




My name is John Holmes, Officer with the United Nations Department of International Financial Surveillance and Control, London, United Kingdom. Our duty is to monitor transfer requests, inflow and outflow of fund in all member states of United Nation. I am writing in respect to a recent email communications from Mr. Melvin Mitchell who claim to be your representative and sent to Royal Bank of Scotland Foreign Payment Division , London the following Bank account information for wire transfer of Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only. The account information which he forward to the Bank is as below written.

NAME MR. MELVIN MITCHELL
Bank OF America TX2-817-01-01
9308 Forest Lane, Dallas TX 75243
ROUTING # 541740162
ACCT # 488030345645

Please, Do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this account Holder is from you and did you authorized him to receive your fund. If he is not your representative, You are requested to fill the short questionnaire and send this information for confirmation purpose, so that your fund valued at $10.6 million united state dollars will be paid to you without further delay. This department in the United Nation office has the legal capacity to force the payment of your fund on any country or establishment withholding your fund. I use my personal email in this first communication in order to maintain the utmost confidentiality and security.

1.YOUR FULL NAME........
2. YOUR TELEPHONE......
3. AGE...........
4. SEX...............
5. YOUR OCCUPATION......
6. YOUR ADDRESS.........

However, we shall proceed and order Royal Bank of Scotland to pay Mr. Melvin Mitchell if we do not hear from you within the next seven working days from today.

YOURS SINCERELY,
JOHN HOLMES,
OFFICER IN CHARGE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL.
SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL,
UNITED NATION, LONDON.
Personal Email: john_holmes01@aol.co.uk
Phone Number:+16464397673 ( Text only for our records)

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