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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 <unitednation746@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.belloibrahim@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 03:47:11 -0700
Subject: Your compensation from united nations value of USD 3.750,000.00 Dollars

The UNITED NATIONS
1775 K St, Washington, DC,
United States.?
Your Payment of $3.750,000.00

CONGRATULATIONS ,

You may not understand why the mail came to you. the United Nations
Compensation Unit, In Affiliation with World Bank have been having a
meeting for quit sometime now

and we just came to a logical conclusion few days ago in affiliation with
the World Bank president.

This email is to few well listed people that have been scammed in any part
of the world, the UNITED NATIONS in Affiliation with WORLD BANK have agreed
to compensate

them with the sum of USD $3,750,000.00 Dollars each.

These includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their
contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or
international businesses

that failed due to Government problems etc. we found your email in the list
of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is
why UN contacting

you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact Mr.Bello Ibrahim of our paying center in Africa,
as he is our representative in Africa. Contact him immediately for your ATM
Card of USD

$3,750,000.00 Dollars. This fund is in form of a ATM Card for security
purpose ok? So he will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank of
your choice.

Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number your
correct mailing address where you want him to send the ATM Card to you.
Contact Mr. Bello

Ibrahim, with your payment code: 43534 immediately for your ATM Card at the
given address below:

Person to Contact: Mr.Bello Ibrahim

Contact him with this Email Address;( mr.belloibrahim@yahoo.com.hk

TELE PHONE: +229-619-416-49

I apologize on behalf of the United Nation organization for any delay you
might have encountered in receiving your fund in the past.

Hoping to hear from you as soon as you received your ATM Card, You are
required to contact the above person and furnish him with your information
I look forward to

hear from you as soon as you confirm your payment making the world a better
place.

Regards
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,
United Nations.
http://www.un.org/sg/

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