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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: "Dr. Schlough Mitchell" <dr.schloughmitchell@centrum.sk>
Reply-To: "Dr. Schlough Mitchell" <williamsina9065@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:36:57 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: SCAM VICTIM:


 Attention:
Compliment of the season, in-case you received this message in your inbox or spam. Mind you that this is real and not a joke, We have been having series of meeting for the past 8 months which ended 3 days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.We wish to inform you that effect from December 1st, 2014. UNITED NATIONS directive has been implemented by The government of west African countries head office in Abuja Nigeria to settle all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world MOSTLY IN WEST AFRICAN SUB REGION, U.S.A, U.K AND ASIA COUNTRIES. UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of(US$2,850 000) Two million eight hundred and fifty thousand united state dollars.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction that failed due to Government problems etc.We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

This directive sets part-payment of US$(2,850 000) to beneficiary WHO FAIL VICTIM OF INTERNET SCAM and direct transfers from commercial banks both within and outside Nigeria would no longer be approved to fund beneficiary at the CBN Clearing House. Such transactions are now to be paid to beneficiary through the Automated Teller Machine (ATM).
 
To receive your ATM Card, kindly re-confirm
1,Your full name........
2, Delivery address.......
3, Private mobile contact.......
4, Nearest Airport........

This is to avoid wrong delivery, The only fund you will pay is $205 for delivery charges, We have arranged your payment through swift card payment center Asia pacific, this card center will send you an ATM Card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Two Thousand, Five Hundred United States Dollars Per-Day.This meeting was first held on the 8th of August 2014 by the then secretary to the UN. 
 
Kindly contact the below person who is in position to release your ATM Payment Card. Send your information which they will use to send the card to you.You are advised to contact our paying center as they are  our representative immediately you contact him now you will receive your compensation ATM card without any delay. Contact person email listed below Pastor Williams. Notice $205 is the only fund you will pay.
 
Name: Pastor. Williams Ina
E-mail:  williamsina9065@hotmail.com

 
Best  Regards,
Dr. Schlough Mitchell
>From United Nation.
G537 W Lehigh Ave,
Philadelphia, PA 19133.

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