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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: fund <office.atmdepartmentoffice.atm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infoinfo302@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 17:52:15 +0100
Subject: Attention: beneficiary

--
Sir/Ma,


This email come to those who are yet to receive their
compensation/inheritance/winnings and who have been scammed in any
part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them
with the sum of 2,800,000.00 GBP(Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand
Great British Pounds). This includes every foreign contractors that
may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an
unfinished transaction or Compensation payments that failed due to
Government problems etc. Your name and email was in the list submitted
by our Monitoring Team observers and this is why we are contacting
you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed between this
office and the UN Ambassador in your country, so you are advised to
contact ( Gideon Marshal) of the United Nations Compensation
Commission, as he is our representative in the Europe & Africa.
Contact him immediately for your Compensation payment of 2,800,000.00
GBP(Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) Funds
will be release direct to you in accordance with legal clearance and
procedures.

However, you should send him your
following details ;


Full Name ;
Telephone Number/Mobile Number ;
Your Residential Address ;
Gender ;
Occupation ;
Amount You Have Been Scammed/Cheated;
Name Of The Company That Scammed/ Cheated You ;


Contact ( Gideon Marshal) immediately for your compensation payment:
Email:infoinfo302@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: +2348082102939


He is obliged to give you a call and treat your case with utmost
urgency as soon as you contact him and fill out your correct details
including all reachable phone numbers for him to get in touch with you
via phone and email.

Good luck and kind regards, Making the world a better place!


Mrs. Tamara Tomlinson
(UNITED NATIONS).
http://www.un.org/sg/

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