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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: From UN <scanner@62gob.ru>
Reply-To: <info4unitednation.un@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:04:36 +0530
Subject: Good News

Office Of The United Nation
United Nations Secretary.
Attn: Beneficiary.
We write in regards to your delayed Contract/Inheritance Funds in the
sum of Eight Million Five Hundred United States Dollars
(US$8,500,000.00) which you are yet to receive as a result of your
inability to raise the required fee(s) to conclude your Transaction.
The United Nations has decided to proffer a solution that will make it
easier for all the Beneficiaries to receive their Funds. We understood
that some Fees are required in order process and Transfer your Funds
into your Account. We are also aware that most Beneficiaries do not
have these required fees.
We have therefore deliberated with the Bank in charge of this payment
to allow Beneficiaries the privilege of receiving their Funds in two
(2) or three (3) installments. In this case, Beneficiaries will no
longer be required to pay the fee at once but part of it depending on
the number of installments such Beneficiary will like his/her Funds to
be released to him/her.
Write the Bank and request that you want your fund to be transferred
to your account by installments payment,(ATM & Wire transfer) so that
once the first payments enters into your account you can then use
money from there to facilitate the transfer of the remaining balance,
once the first installments enters into your account withdrawal from
your account to Citi Bank USA  Online transfer
procedure.
The United Bank of Africa (UBA) which is now in charge of your
Payment has agreed to give the Beneficiaries the option of receiving
their Funds at once, in two or three installments. Therefore, you
should send him your full Name and telephone number/your correct
mailing address.
It is a pity that, because of a peanut that was required of you to pay
to enable your acclaimed fund payment legal documents to be release to
you to enhance and expedite the successful conclusion of your long
awaiting contractual/inheritance fund within a frame work of 48hrs
made you to stop communication.
What a shame and embarrassment? If actually, you have spent money to
execute this contract and have spent money in the hands of the
fraudsters and impostors without achieving your goal in receiving this
fund, what stops you from giving out one chance benefit of doubt and
sacrifice with this token fee to see your fund payment successfully
completed?
This will help the beneficiaries to pay part of the fee and receive
part of their Funds with which such beneficiary can upset the
remaining fee and receive his/her complete Funds.
To break this down:
Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($450) fee will facilitate the release
of One Million United States Dollars (US$1,000,000.00) only.
 
Five Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($550) fee will facilitate the release of Two Million
United States Dollars (US$2,000,000.00) only.
Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($750) fee which is the total fee will
facilitate the release of your Full Contract/inheritance Funds in the
sum of Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(US$8,500,000.00).
However, Feel free to inform us how much you can raise should you
cannot afford any of the above Mentioned installment so as for us to
talk to the Bank to know how much out of your Funds they could release
to you with the amount you can come up with.
This is the best the United Nations can do for you and you are advised
to take advantage of this opportunity. Kindly, Get back to me
immediately with your option so that i will forward you the contact
person at the paying United Bank of Africa (UBA)  . to indicate your preferred
option.
Contact     Rev. James Ego
Post        ATM Master Card Distpach
Tel:        +234-807-410-6850
NOTE: Do not be shy to indicate the amount you have in hands (no
proper-amount is so small to trigger installments-payment base on our
discussion with the Bank) so that the first payment will move to your
account for you to confirm the existence of the fund before your
proceed for the balance.
 
 
Now you have to know that you have 100% assurance of getting your ATM Card after payment and if you make payment and end of the day you dont get your Card kindly ask for a refund and we will refund so feel free to make the payment with this info below.
 
 
Receivers Name : James Ego
Text Question:   What
Answer:          ATM Card
Location:        Lagos Nigeria
 
N/B: Please be inform that the lowest payment for this starts from $190 upward
Best Regards.
>From UN

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