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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 (UN)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <garyfish@barid.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:14:07 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT (US$10 MILLION) WITH AFRICAN COUNTRY

                                                                                                      United Nation (UN)
                                                                               OHCHR, Palais Wilson, CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
                                                                       Senior Human Rights Officer and international  payment department
                                               
ATTN:Unpaid Benefciary                                                      
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT (US$10 MILLION) WITH AFRICAN  COUNTRY
Sequel to the meet we have with all the African country leaders regards to all the payment been owed by the African continent, the Chairman  of African Unit  (AU) has made it in knowing to all the beneficiary  been owed by African via contract ,inheritance and lottery prize during his recent interview  with British  broadcast co-operation (BBC)  that all the debt been owed by the Africans should be paid to them via  AU Reserve account   which you happened to be one of them .
You are advice to stop any further communication out side the office of DIRECTOR FOREIGN PAYMENT MATTERS OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA officer  in-charge is Mr.Gary Fish  direct email garyfish21@hotmail.com    Direct Tell +234 9092446691   for you own good because you above fund has been deposited in your account which was submitted to this office by the formal payment officer that has been handling your payment before, we have instructed all the officials to hands up from you payment due to the  petitions and complain  we have been receiving from all parts of the world against African countries the way they are owning their beneficiaries, after all taxes and charge you have paid to them, and we discovered that you have paid more than us$10,000 of recently  with out receive a dim
Some petitions we received made it known to us  that some beneficiaries have loose all they have achieve in their life time, due to the way Africans  and Europeans are asking them to pay for one charge or the other in regards of their payment . Be informed that   your payment has been approved for transfer  by tomorrow  into your below stated bank account which was submitted by your next of kin to the officer in charge due your sudden death.
NATIONAL BANK  OF CHINA
ACCOUNT NO   5608403326
ACCOUNT    NAME PETER SUE
ROUNT NO    0853733
ABA NO     NBC740W3
Please contact MR GARY FISH  immediately if you are still alife for the  collection of your International Transfer Payment Advice (Payment Slip Or Telex Copy) to enable you confirm your payment in your account without further delay as soon as the paying bank transfer the payment tomorrow , he is the only authorized officer on FOREIGN PAYMENT MATTERS OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA  to handle your payment, any other further communication you have out side his office is on your own risk, and you are advice to stop making any further payment to any one without  MR GARY FISH  notice because he is the only  authorize officer with FOREIGN PAYMENT MATTERS OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA  in transferring department to debit your account via  African Unit (AU)/ united nations(UN)  Reserve Account payment account  .
We apologies to you and your company or family for what it might  has cost you in the past without receiving  your payment upon the charges and taxes you have  paid before to all the officials that have been handling your payment .   But we assure you that what happen in the past will never repeat it self again, with the power confirmed on us by the whole  world you  are advice to contact the officer in-charge stated above for the collection of your payment slip for immediate confirmation of your payment in your account  which will   be deposit in your account. We also discovered that some of the Nigerian officials are treating you by telling you to pay some charge .
Best regards
Carman Lapointe-young
Senior Human Rights Officer united nations Switzerland

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