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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 Compensation Commission" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bradlowcarlos@yahoo.com.vn>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2015 17:30:20 -0700
Subject: DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT

WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME
 
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
 
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
 
DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT
 
United Nations Headquarters,
 
New York, NY 10017 , USA
 
YOUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX0L8 UNITED NATIONS.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greetings,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I am authorized by the newly appointed United Nations Secretary General, and the Governing body of the United Nations Debt Reconciliation Unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of my investigation, I discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank and Government regulatory organisation in the United States who are trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This is to bring to your notice that I am the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and I have been instructed by the Secretary-General of The United Nations Ban Ki-moon to pay 500 (Five Hundred) people who have been Victims of Internet scam. The United Nations has decided to pay you $1,500,000 USD (One Million Five hundred Thousand United State Dollars) each.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for the release of your compensation fund.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This email is to 500 (Five Hundred) selected receipients that funds has been extorted from. The United Nations has agreed to compensate you and every foreign contractors that haven't received their contract sum due to Government problems or irregularities etc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I found your email in our list of unpaid beneficiary that is why I am contacting you, this has been agreed upon and signed by the United Nations Board of Trustees from the WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME. I discovered that the document of your funds is intact and very much available.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note: The United Nations Board of Director have sign your ATM CARD VALUED at $1.5 MILLION USD (One Million Five hundred Thousand UnitedState Dollars), This funds are in an ATM CARD for security purpose.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My contact details are as stated below :-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Dr. Bradlow Carlos
 
Email: unitednationsoffice@unccoffice.us
 
Phone Number: (503) 683-1805
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please reconfirm the following informations for your perusal.
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.Full Name:
 
2.Address:
 
3.Phone Number:
 
4.Country:
 
5.Occupation:
 
6.Sex:
 
7.Age:
 
 
 
 
 
I expect your urgent attention to this email to enable me monitor this payment effectively. Most importantly you shall be requested to pay the sum of $240 for the shipping fee of your ATM CARD with 100% no extra charge or hidden fees involved.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
 
 
 
 
Dr. Carlos Bradlow.
 
Executive Director United Nations Human Settlements Programme
 
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)

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