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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 Nation
Reply-To: <unenvoy.wilsom@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:16:53 -0600
Subject: MODALITY TO PAY YOU


IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK
From: Special Envoy to Secretary-General Roy Smith
=

Attention:
=

The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) has made available a tota=
l of $863,725,490.00 to 27 governments and two international organizations =
for
distribution to 1,080 successful claimants, this payment is made under the=
third phase of the payment mechanism established by the UNCC Governing Cou=
ncil.
Your name came up under the list of people who have long-outstanding claims=
from inheritance, lottery winnings and contractors to some foreign governm=
ents.
=

Your Payment File was given to this office in respect of your total long ov=
er-due amount for which we have approved $800,000.00 USD (Eight Hundred Tho=
usand
United States Dollars). You have failed to claim because of either non-com=
pliance with official processes or apparent ineptitude by the payment offic=
ers who
have been handling the payment.
In your response you must send the following information as listed below.
=

1. Full name:
2. Phone and Fax number:
3. Age:
4. Occupation
5.A valid copy of your identification
=

=

Note: upon the receipt of this email you are advise to make this a strictly=
confidential as to avoid any third party interference.
=

I shall wait to hear from you as soon as possible with the details therein:=
Contact Email: unenvoy.wilsom@gmail.com
=

Yours Faithfully,
=

Rev. Jack Wilson
SECURITY & FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
EMAIL:unenvoy.wilsom@gmail.com
(Financial Officer)United Nations...

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