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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: "Council President" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrmartinsajdik1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 07:10:56 +0300
Subject: APPROVED PAYMENT ORDER

                       UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
                             1775 K ST NW # 400
                WASHINGTON D.C., DC 20006-1500, UNITED STATES
                           APPROVED PAYMENT ORDER
We have been authorized by United Nation
secretary general, and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS
Monetary Unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your compensation
payment,
recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of our
investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been
unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying
to divert your funds into their private accounts for their personal
use.
 
 
It will interest you to know that we have discovered an unpaid sum of
US$10. 5 million Dollars in your favor and an irrevocable payment
guarantee has been issued by the World Bank Group and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) on your Payment. However, we are
happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/Instructions;
your complete funds have been credited in your favor through banking
system. You are therefore advice to contact: Mrs. Doris Lloyd
(Director Foreign Payment Department) NATWEST BANK PLC LONDON.
office via e-mail:
 
 
As soon as you establish a contact with him, He will process and
effect the release and transfer of your fund into your Bank account. if you
like to receive your funds through this means you're advised to
contact (Mrs. Doris Lloyd ) and provide him with  the following necessary
information as stated below:
 
 
1. Your Full Names:
2. Physical Address
3. Your Age:
4. Occupation:
5. Telephone Numbers:
6. Country: USA
 
 
NOTE: The amount to be paid to you is ($10,500,000.00) Ten  Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. We expect your urgent
response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively.
 
 
Congratulations.
Mr.Martin Sajdik.
United Nations.
Economic and Social
Council President

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