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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 <info.unitednation5291@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 19:48:45 +0530
Subject: READ CAREFULLY ITS URGENT CHANGE OF ACCOUNT

URGENT CHANGE OF ACCOUNT

This is in regard to outstanding payment, I am Sir Donald Lawrence, the
Newly appointed Director United Nation Legal Affairs, Security and
Investigation, the British Prime Minister (David Cameron) and UK Foreign
Secretary (William Hague), the Cabinets, has directed me to Investigate
your Fund and to make sure that we approve all outstanding debts owed to
indigenous /Foreign beneficiaries by the government of United Kingdom in
this First quarter of this Fiscal year 2014.
This decision was taken based on the abnormalities and inability of the
BANKS in United Kingdom to Release your fund into your bank account
whereby it was discovered that some Directors in different organization
diverting pended beneficiaries’ payment to another account of their
choice. In view of this, during our investigation I found out that an
account was submitted to divert your fund to a CYPRUS account. Below is
the account submitted and I want you to confirm if you are aware of the
new development because we are about effecting payment to the account
stated bellow today.

NAME OF BENEFICIARY: GEORGE NIKOLAOU
BANK NAME: NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE ( CYPRUS)
ADDRESS: 86 MAKARIOS AVENUE BRANCH 541.,3506 LIMASSOL,CYPRUS
SWIFT CODE: ETHNCY2N541
IBAN NUMBER: CY81006005410000005413367487

Furthermore, be informed that a payment instruction has been issued and
Forwarded to the Treasury Department of the British Government In favor of
you and your company for immediate release of your fund to the account
above without any further prejudice. But there is no way We can approve
the fund to your account without you confirming if you Have changed your
account for your fund to be transfer to the Beneficiary: GEORGE NIKOLAOU
BANK ACCOUNT IN CYPRUS.

Finally, Contact me immediately for further clarification to know if you
have giving instruction to transfer your fund to the above account today.
On behalf Of the entire management of United Nations, we are
congratulating you in advance and if you fail to contact this office on or
before 24hrs from now then we will now wire the fund to the CYPRUS
account.

Thanks for your co-operation.
Waiting for your urgent response

Sir Donald Lawrence
Consultant,UN Office of Legal Affairs Security and Investigation.
Phone No +447031968317
Email: info.unitednation5291@gmail.com

Direccion General de Administracion y Finanzas
Ministerio de Salud Publica y Bienestar Social


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