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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Frank Andra" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankaadegun1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 13:00:45 -0700
Subject: ARE YOU STILL ALIVE? (URGENT REPLY NEEDED)

URGENT ATTENTION:
 
My name is Mr. Frank Andra, I am a crime fighter and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. I was mandated to come to West-Africa to investigate frauds that are being committed here in west Africa at intervals. I am presently working with the Top Inspector Generals of Police, FBI and CIA agents to ensure that the perpetrators of these Evil activities are urgently apprehended.
 
I am very honored to be invited to eradicate fraud completely in Africa which I have vowed to do without any fear or favour," but it baffles me to discover that your impending funds from Africa, which was intercepted, has not been released to you till this moment after being cleared by the Nigerian Presidency, Federal Ministry of Justice and the Finance Ministry. It is also clearly indicated that you have made several attempts and spend much money to transfer your funds to your account but to no avail.
 
The United Nation Head have approved the office in Nigeria to carry out the operation With the help of the Nigerian Inspector of Police, special FBI and CIA agents in Nigeria, We have managed to apprehend some scam syndicates who made some confessional statements and indicted Ex-Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (Professor Charles Soludo and his successor Dr. Lamido Sanusi, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. They have confessed how they have impersonated the names of some UN Executive members like MR. BAN KI-MOON, Mrs. Inga-Britt Ahlenius and Ms. Carman L. Lapointe, Mrs. Paulette Beal, to defraud their victims.
 
Please, we have noticed that Africans are very ruthless and have defrauded so many foreigners we have also discovered the irregularities in foreign payment files intentionally masterminded by these scammers and urgently called the attention of the World Bank President and United Nation Head, the both have come and agree to pay a total amount of $1.5M to each of the people whose names were found in the list.
 
This approved amount must be made available to all beneficiaries within the next 10 banking days or an Economic Sanction will be placed on African Government by the UN and other international Organizations.
NOTE: On no account must you be requested to pay any fee by any Bank or individual in Nigeria. The only fee you must pay to receive your fund which covers every other fee is a UN POLICE FUND CLEARANCE REPORT FEE OF $325.This must be paid directly to my office here for the procurement and endorsement of all your fund approval/release documents by the UN.
 
WARNING!!!!!!. The UN has never for once sent any Diplomat to Nigeria for any payment. IF you have any dealings with anyone claiming to be any of these persons, please STOP immediately or we shall cancel this payment of USD$1.5M that has already been approved to you. Note that, the UN POLICE FUND CLEARANCE REPORT FEE is must and very important, so take note of that.
 
NB: Every communication should be made through this my privet e-mail for security purpose address: (frankaadegun1@gmail.com) on how to send the $325 only.
 
NOTE: We have asked for the above UN POLICE FUND CLEARANCE REPORT FEE to make available the most complete and up-to date records possible. Immediately Contact me via E-mail for instructions on how to send the $325.any other contact or payment you make apart from the UN POLICE FUND CLEARANCE REPORT FEE is at your own risk. WE will like your respond to this call to avoid any further delaying.
 
Thanks for your anticipated compliance to this message.
 
Regards,
Mr. Frank Andra
UN Deputy Secretary-General.
UN Crime Fighting Officer.
http://www.un.org/

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