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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: "info@icewarp.aquila.ip" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maxwellmilles@mail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 00:09:51 +0800
Subject: Dear Victim

Dear Victim
 
This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long over due payment due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you.
 
I am António Guterres Director of international affairs in the United Nation (UN). It may interest you to know that reports have reached our office by so many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies Diplomat(s) across Europe to Africa and Asia London UK, and we have decided to put a STOP to that and that is why I was appointed to handle your transaction here in United State.
 
After our meeting today, an official agreement was reached between the Board of Trustees and Glasfrew Security Company which took an immediate effects for the Security Company to  issue the Award Winners/ Inheritance Award Winners/ Inheritance Funds of this sum of Ten Million Five Thousands United States Dollars ($10,500,000.00).
 
All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGO's, Finance Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Diplomat(s) which have been in contact with you of late have been instructed to back off from your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the United Nations is now directly in charge of your payment. Your fund will be release to you directly from our source with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.
 
You are hereby advice to provide your information as stated below: Full Name: ...Address:. ...Telephone:....Occupation:.......Age :..........
 
Sincerely
António Guterres
security code? 1985
Mobile: +180 58747 586
Fax: +1 813 666 3100
 
NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider, we (UN) urge you to treat it genuinely.</
 

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