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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: "Mr. Chris Whatley" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <whatleyc34@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2016 01:03:31 +0700
Subject: Re: Your Compensation

UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION
of the United States of America.
UNA-USA(US CHAPTER).
Washington.
USA.


Attention: Beneficiary,

Following this year's (2016) review of the global financial matters and just concluded investigations by International Monetary Fund inconjunction with the United Nations (UN) and World Bank, it is revealed that your email is among the list of people who are yet to receive their long over due compensation fund of $1,160,000(One Million One Hundred and Sixty Thousand United States dollars). Please note that this is a program that is arranged to inspire, mobilize and empower individuals/companies financially.

A letter was submitted in our office here in Washington today the 29th of December, 2016 requesting that your Compensation fund be paid to Mr. Perez Martinez with a bank details form (Wells Fargo Bank California branch). In the said letter of change of beneficiary/ownership, Mr. Perez Martinez stated that you are critically ill with Cancer of the Lungs and as such your Compensation fund should be paid to him as your next of kin.

Because of the elaborate global scam, we decided to contact you for confirmation of the claim, If no response is received from you after seven working days, it will be assumed that you are critically ill with Cancer and as such authorization for the release of the Compensation fund will be granted to Mr. Perez Martinez to claim/receive your Compensation fund. The fund is presently on hold till after our investigation to ascertain if Mr. Perez Martinez claim is legit or not.

It is imperative you re-confirm to this office the following details if Mr. Perez Martinez claim is false. This is to enable us know we are dealing with the right person. Also be informed that any information provided would be kept highly confidential.

1 Your Full Name
2 Contact Address
3 D.O.B
4 Present Occupation
5 Telephone / mobile

Note: the above information is to crosscheck with what we have in record to avoid making mistake.

Thanks as I look forward to your quick respond.

Regards,

Mr. Chris Whatley,
Executive Director,
Committee On Compensation Payments

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