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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 NATION (UN)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <blue_gulf2014@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 06:55:32 -0700
Subject: Immediate release of your payment of us$10million with Nigeria government.

                                  UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
                                  In Conjunction with the International Monetary Fund
                              OHCHR, Dalais Wilson, CH 1211 Geneva 10,Switzerland
                     Senior Human Rights Officer and international payment department
ATTN: UNPAID BENEFICIARY
Immediate release of your payment of us$10million with Nigeria government.
Sequel to the meeting we have with the USA PRESIDENT/AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN leaders regards to all the payment been owed by the Africa and Europe
continents, the Chairman African Union (AU) with that of European Union (EU) have made it known to all the beneficiaries from USA, ASIA, AND
EUROPEAN being owed by African and European countries via contract, inheritance, Lottery Winners, during There recent interview with British
broadcasting co-operation (BBC) that all the debt been owed by the African and European countries should be paid to BENEFICIARIES via EU / AU account
with the supervision of the Union Bank Of Switzerland (UBS),representative which you happened to be one of the beneficiary
After president united nation (UN) instructed me to carry on your payment, and to make sure that you receive this payment in your account without any
further delay, also I have forwarded you payment file to the board of trustee here in United Nation (UN) for ratification and approval which has
been granted in your favor for immediate wire transfer of your fund. after due investigation and approval that was granted in your favor, you fund
has been approved and transfer into account below stated bank account which was submitted to this very good office by your sister Mrs. Rosemary
Edwards ,who claim to be your next of kin, due to your sudden death , we are contacting her through this email because she forgot to reconfirm to
us her personal email address and telephone number.
BANK OF AMERICA
ACCOUNT NO 011877114034549
ACCOUNT NAME Rosemary Edward
ROUTING NO 7567987904
please you are advice to contact MR BLUE GULF Director foreign payment Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) Lagos Nigeria TEL +234-9092446691 EMAIL
bluegulf_2014@yahoo.com for immediate collection of your transfer payment advice (telex copy) to enable you confirm the payment in your account.
Once again you are advice to stop any further communication outside this office, any further contact you made is at your own risk, also get back
to us as soon as you confirm the payment in your account to enable us close your payment file without.We are very sorry for what it mighty have
cost you and your family during all this while you are trying to claim your fund without receive a cent.
Best regards,
Mr. Alfonzo Cotarel,
Officer international payment department on
International Monitoring Fund and human right department Geneva ,Switzerland

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