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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: "Mr Sullivan Hawkins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abednegoahor2@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2017 10:09:38 +0100
Subject: </COMMENT> YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT IS READY! </COMMENT>

Dear Beneficiary,
 
 
                   Greetings from the United Nations Compensation Payment office
 
 
This is to officially bring to your notice that the Access Bank Plc Nigeria, Head Office situated at Plot
999c, Danmole Street, Off Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Accounts Director
(Mr Abednego Ahor) has been given an express instruction to release the sum of Three Million,
Two Hundred Thousand United State Dollars, $US3.2M, through an AUTOMATED TELLERS
MACHINE (ATM MASTER CARD) which will be configured to be functional in any ATM outlet all over
the world. This is your compensation payment from the United Nations resolution reached last year
2016 World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul Turkey to compensate all the internet scams victims.
Your personal details was randomly selected from the internet assessment screening program and
your payment have been approved and your name which is on the second list of the beneficiaries was
delayed by certain reasons which has now been resolved.
 
For security reasons, we advise all beneficiary's to keep this information confidential from the general
public until you are completely paid. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted claims by some unscrupulous and dubious element.
 
We hereby issued out you a Code of Conduct for Payment Directives which is
( ATM-UN/UNCC-ACB-P/BATCHAFRICA-0732). You have to indicate this code when contacting the
ATM CARD Issuance Center through our corresponding pay point Bank (Access Bank Plc) with your
contact details as stated below. Respond immediately so that you can be the eleventh beneficiary as
we have lots of beneficiary to pay off as directed by (UNO/UNCC).
Full?? Name:...............................................Address:...............................Telephone:...........   
Age:..........Sex.............Occupation:................Country:.........................               
 
Below is the Access Bank Plc ATM CARD Issuance Accountant Information, ask him to release your
ATM CARD since it has been approved by the United Nations and World Bank affiliate meanwhile all
the necessary documents covering the release of your fund in liquidity cash has been forwarded to the
custody of the paying point bank to ensure smooth release of your Three Million Two Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars, $US3.2M.
 
 
Access Bank Plc ATM CARD Accountant
Contact Person: Mr Abednego Ahor
 
Please Note: Your reply MUST be sent to this Email Address:: (abednegoahor2@gmail.com) And
keep us informed with all your dealings with the Issuance Center for transparency.
 
Mr Sullivan Hawkins
Account Sections/Accounting/UN
2017 Co-ordinator
 
Note: You are receiving this notification in your mailbox as your name is among the list of people their
payment was delayed because their Payment Approval File was grouped with other Africa beneficiaries
as we have other beneficiaries from Africa who must be paid before the end of this first quarter 2017
and this is to avoid further hitches as all of you will be paid simultaneously.

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