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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: 696969@arcor.de
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 15:31:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
OHCHR ADDRESS:
OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (OHCHR)
PALAIS WILSON 52 RUE DES PÂQUIS CH-1201 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.
IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER
Greetings,

The Office of the UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (OHCHR) has investigated why you have not yet received your funds.

The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have issued an irrevocable payment guarantee in your favor today.

In which United Nations for Human rights and International Monetary Fund (IMF) European Cooperate Office have received all the overdue outstanding payment owed to the following firms, Contract, Inheritance Next of Kin and Lottery Beneficiaries that was originated from Europe, Americans, African, Asian Including Middle East. And to reconcile all debts on foreign Contractor who was swindled by Fraudster/Scammers.

We are about to release your compensation payment via ATM MASTER GOLD CARD which is functional in any ATM Machine in the world with the use of your pin code. This compensation is for those who are selected from scam victim list on our database. Your name is among of 367 Victims listed to be compensated by World Bank/IMF via ATM CARD each valued payment of USD$1,500,000.00 (ONE Million ,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.

To forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal Identification and this will enable only you to have direct Control over your funds in your bank account. We will monitor this payment ourselves via SECURITY FINANCE CORPORATION IN JOHANNESBURG to avoid the hopeless situation created by officials of the bank.

You are therefore advice to contact your claim agent below;

CONTACT PERSON: MR.MICHEAL MALAKASA
PHONE: +27712823442
E-mail: office.michael@yandex.com or michaelmalakasa342@gmail.com
AMOUNT in ATM CARD: USD$1,500,000.00

But daily Withdraw Limit would be USD$5000 (FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS) or its equivalent to any currency depend which nation you are residing at the moment If you like to receive your fund this way please let us know by contacting the card payment centre and also send the following information:

1. Your Full Name:
2. Address
3. Telephone Numbers:

DR. JOHN TETEK
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE

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