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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: "John Kerr" <jkerr@portjam.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 08:22:40 -0500
Subject: FYI




After much attempts to reach you on phone, I deemed it necessary and urgent
to contact you via your e-mail address and to notify you finally about your
outstanding compensation payment.

After the last annual calculation of your Banking/Financial activities, you
are qualified and eligible to receive a compensation check payment of
$2,811,041.00 USD from the 2016 United Nations Compensation Commission
Payment Reconciliation program.

In line with the payment instruction and modalities as outlined by the
financial committee of the United Nations Compensation Commission, your
Cashier’s Check ($2,811,041.00 USD) has been forwarded to the United Parcel
Service for shipment to you. Send your Name, Resident Address, Country and
Telephone number to the United Parcel Service (UPS) in order to receive your
compensation check payment.
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United Parcel Service (UPS)
Contact Name: Tima Wilson
Reply-to: ups-courier.ng@webadicta.org


Sincerely.

Mr John Kerr
Secretary
United Nations Compensation Commission

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the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and
may contain information that is non-public, proprietary,
privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under
applicable law or may constitute as attorney work product.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified
that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this
communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
communication in error, notify us immediately by telephone and
(i) destroy this message if a facsimile or (ii) delete this message
immediately if this is an electronic communication.

Thank you.

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