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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: "Jack J. Lew" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <un.edfghk@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:21:09 -1000
Subject: Re: U.N-U.S Department of States.

Department of States
International Civil Service Commission (ICSC)
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances/allowances/hazard.htm

To Your Urgent Attention,

I am Henry Robert, the UN delegate under the U.S Department of the Treasury with International Civil Service Commission (ICSC). The executive agency responsible for promoting economic prosperity and ensuring the financial security of the citizens, however, by virtue of my position, I have irrevocably instructed the Federal Reserve Board to approve your fund release via issuance of a CERTIFIED
CHECK drawn on your Documentary Letter of Credit (LC) through FEDERAL RESERVE BANK, which is the authorized bank for your fund release.

However, as a UN appointed representative on all Foreign Payments through the Office of the Management and Budget (OMB), I wish to state categorically that a CERTIFIED CHECK of $18,500,000.00 USD drawn on your LC through Federal Reserve Bank will be issued and send to you via the US Postal Service at no cost to you as every and all cost associated with the delivery of the checking LC has been pre-paid by the U.N Government.

The only cost associated with your fund release is the cost of processing your "Fund Clearance Certificate" which is estimated to the value of $780 USD to be directed to the country of Fund origin in West Africa for the issuance of the Fund Clearance Certificate in your name for APPENDIX B Irrevocable Master Fee Protection/Indemnity Payment and NCNDA Agreement.

This Irrevocable Fee Protection Agreement is valid for all rollovers, extensions, renewals and/or additional transactions between the bank, beneficiary, their nominees, successors, agents, representatives and or assigns on the Tax Payer Advocate Service.

The "Fund Clearance Certificate" is required in accordance with the U.S Monetary Policy; and it is the ONLY expenses you will incur before the LC will be sent to your mailing address.

THE INFORMATION REQUIRED for your mailing parcel is as follows:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
SEX/AGE:
IDENTIFICATION:

Please get back to me with a quick confirmation of your detailed information.

Yours Sincerely,

Henry Robert
The Chairman, Department of states
International Civil Service Commission (ICSC).


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