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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 ORGANIZATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <UN-Secretarygen-kimon@instruction.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 13:56:11 -0500
Subject: Re:From His Excellency, Ambassador Martin Sajdik

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC)
PALAIS DES NATIONS, 1211 GENEVA 10, SWITZERLAND.

Dear Fund Beneficiary

IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD

This message is directed to you based on the letter received from the International Monetary Fund Agency (I.M.F)

regarding the settlement of all outstanding Winning/ Inheritance funds to the respective beneficiaries. Now, we have actually

been authorized by The International Monetary Fund (IMF) secretary general to investigate the unnecessary delay on your

payment of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only which has been recommended and approved in your favor, and to

contact you for its payment.

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. So, to forestall this,

security for your fund was organized in the form of personalized ATM CARD with Personal Identification Number Code (PIN

Code), and this will enable only you to have direct Control over your fund in the ATM CARD. We will monitor this payment

ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of the bank.

An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on your Payment. So, we are

happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/Instructions; your Winning/Inheritance fund has been credited in your

favor through an ATM CARD. You are therefore advice to contact:

Mr. Brian Robertson.
Director ATM Payment Department
(Barclays Bank of London)
Contact Email: info.2015compensation15@instruction.com

Contact him now for the delivery of your ATM Card. As soon as you establish a contact with him, an ATM card will be issued to

you immediately which you can use to withdraw your funds in any Bank ATM Machine in your Country.So if you like to receive

your funds through this means, you are advised to contact (Mr. Brian Robertson) with the following information as stated

below:

1. Your Full Name:
2. Address Where You Want the Courier Company to Send Your ATM Card
To or (P.O Box)
3. Nationality:
4. Occupation:
5. Cell/Mobile Number:
6. Private Email:

NOTE: You are advised to furnish Mr. Brian Robertson with your correct and valid details. Also be informed that the

amount to be paid to you now is USD$5,500,000.00.(Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), We expect your

urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively thereby making contact with Mr. Brian Robertson

as directed to avoid further delay.

Please Be Warned. The Economic and Social Council – United Nations does not instruct any other Bank or agent in this

payment except (Mr. Brian Robertson), whom we can only give attention to. From now, we advice you to stop all the

communications you are having with any other Agent or bank officials in Europe, Asia and Africa regarding to yourpayment

except Mr. Brian Robertson.

Yours in Services.

His Excellency, Ambassador Martin Sajdik

President – Economic

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