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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 NATIONS <godwinudo@maills.de>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:20:43 +0200
Subject: Your Payment




United Nations Assisted Program
Directorate of International Payment
United Nations Liaison Office - Africa


Sir,

Be informed that following the intervention of the UN on the debt profile of some
African

countries through the African Union(AU).They (African Presidents) resolved with
the UN to

pay off their debts with the accumulated interest owed through various ministries

Contract/Inheritance/Gambling/Lottery.

We are however,not oblivious of some nefarious activities of some impostors who
devised

various means of extortion from the unsuspecting beneficiary thereby compounding
his or

her problems.To ensure that this does not persist,we have established a
Directorate of

International Payment in Ghana to oversee the payment.

For paucity of fund,they are starting with payment of the accumulated
interest.After due

diligence and computation,your accumulated interest was put at $1.2m.You are
therefore

required to contact our African Directorate of International Payment Director.

Dr.Emmanuel Asamoah
accountsinfo@voila.fr

with the following details and your choice of preferred payment receipt ie
atm,cash,cheque

or wire transfer.


Your full Name:.........
Your Address:.......
City:.......
State:...........
Country:....................
Home/Cell Phone:...........
Age:.................


Yours faithfully
Godwin Ufere

UN Envoy (African Region)



















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