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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," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <grahamdickens2020@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 08:41:53 +0100
Subject: UN, ASSISTED COMPENSATION

UNITED NATIONS, ASSISTED COMPENSATION PROGRAMME FOR SCAMMED VICTIMS.
 
Dear Sir/Madam, Date: 09/09/2016
 
This letter is to inform you officially that United Nations board of Trustee on humanitarian aids, have been having a series of meetings for the past two months which ended two weeks ago with the Secretary-General to UNITED NATIONS, to compensate Scam victims. We are hereby formally informed you that you are among 57 selected Scammed Victims (Victims of crime and Fraud) around the world. The UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate you and other 57 individuals with the sum of US$1,275,000.0 (One Million, two Hundred & Seventy Five Thousand United States Dollars Only) each due to scam you went through in the past.
 
This initiatives includes every foreign contractors, Inheritance Funds and Lottery Winners that may have not received their money, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Scams activities and Government problems etc. We found your name in our list hence we contacted you, it has been agreed upon and signed to compensate you and other 57 selected Scammed Victims without hesitation.
 
You are advised to contact our representative (Mr. Graham Dickens) on below contact details immediately for your Foreign Guarantee Bank Draft (Cheque)/Platinum Debit/Credit Card of USD$1,275,000.00. These funds are in a Bank Draft (Cheque)/ Platinum Debit/Credit Card for security purposes. He will finalize the logistics and ensure that you get your payment ASAP. However, you are obliged to send your current mailing address for delivery.
 
Mr. Graham Dickens M
Tel: (202) 455 0985
United Nations Foundation
1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW #300 Washington DC 20006
Email:grahamdickens2020@gmail.com
 
This is another way United Nations is making our world a better place one person at a time. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
 
Mr. Mark R. Waner
(United Nations Office on Crime)

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