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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: WWW UNITED NATIONS ORG <unitedntions14@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:41:27 +0000
Subject: FBI, CIA, EFCC, ICPC




UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting and Investigations Division



Head of United Nations Under-Secretary-

General for Internal Oversight Services.

1854 Avenue Itire Ikeja

Lagos Nigeria.

Web site: http://www.un.org//



Attn: Sir /Ma,



This is the fraud investigating international police (INTERPOL LONDON),
attached to the United Nations Office in Nigeria. In conjunction with the
FBI, CIA, EFCC, ICPC and SIB REPUBLIC of Nigeria and other Internet crime
fighting agencies around BURKINA FASO,
BENIN REPUBLIC,
TOGO
and other major countries around the world.



Thus, measure is resolved by the IMF/WORLD BANK hence to ascertain FBI and
other Security agencies from Asia, Europe, South America and the United States
of America respectively, against the Federal Government of Burkina Faso,
Nigeria and other Africa nations Governments for the high volume of fraudulent
activities that is going on in these two nations of continents in past years
But mostly in Africa.



( http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/pages/usg.html )



Through the assistance of FBI, FEDERAL INTERNET CRIME POLICE, EFCC AND OTHER
CRIME INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY, We were able to arrested some the
people who defrauded you through online winnings, inheritance transfer and
contract payments in west Africa. We scrutinized our internet monitoring
data through database in Nigeria,
West Africa and other continents Was able to
apprehend some of them. We have frozen their asset and hence handover to the
court for prosecution.



According to the Nigeria Supreme Court Requisition Order, United Nations and
America British government Instructions , we were authorize to refund back 50%
of their seized asset to you as part of the compensation to victims of fraud.



To administer the process, the 50% refund is totaling at ($3.8 Million USD) SUM
OF TWO MILLION AND EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO compensated
back to you only through the authorized Processed: ATM CREDIT CARD/MASTER CARD
respectively.



Note: send your Full Names, Mobile Numbers and valid identity card, to ensure
right adequate updates and rightful delivery.



Head of United Nations Under-Secretary-

General for Internal Oversight Services.

Ms. Carman L. Lapointe.

Web site: http://www.un.org//

Email: unitednation15@outlook.com



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