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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. DONALD ADAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <donadams99@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 19:53:47 +0100
Subject: URGENT!!!

--
United Nations
1775 K St NW #500, Washington,
DC 20006, USA
Regional Office: Lagos Nigeria
 
SCAMMED VICTIM/ $2,500,000.00 USD FOR BENEFICIARIES
 
On behalf of World Bank and United Nations, we wish to notify you as a beneficiary of ($2,500,000.00) in compensation
 
to scam victims. This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from United Nations in Federal
 
Republic of Nigeria to pay 35 victims of scam $2,500,000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount.
 
Kindly get back to us with the follwing details for proper procedures to enable you get your Compensation fund from the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
 
1. Full Names:________________
2. Contact address______________________________
3. Direct Telephone No: ___________________
4. Identification: ____________________________
5. Occupation: ____________________________
 
Regards,
 
Mr. Donald Adams
Legal Department
Email: donadams99@outlook.com
United Nations© 2017

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