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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: "ANTONIO GUTERRES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednationsorganization323@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:13:26 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION: UEGENT RESPONSE NEEDED!!!

FROM THE OFFICE OF UN SECETARY
GENERAL U.S.A GOVERNMENT/UNITED NATIONS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
UN CONTRACT #: MAV/UN/UNC/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
Our Ref:NNPC/IRD/NNX/21/084
ATTENTION:
 
 
 
We wish to notify you as a beneficiary in compensation of USD$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars). We, the authorized governing body of the United Nations Monitory unit has been authorized to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favour by the United National Security Council.
 
During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the previously appointed paying bank who were making effort to divert allocated funds into their private bank accounts. To prevent this, security of funds has been organized in the form of a Personal Identification Number (Pin) ATM CARD. This will enable only you to have direct control over your funds with the ATM CARD. We will monitor your payment by ourselves to avoid any repetition of the hopeless situation created by the officials of the previous paying banks. An irrevocable paying guarantee has been i ssued by the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for your payment.
 
The United Nation Compensation Commission(UNCC) was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the United Nation Security Council under Security Council resolution 687(1991) to process claims and pay compensation for the losses and damages suffered as a direct result
 
of Iraq’s unlawful invasion amd occupation of Kuwait in 199 0-91. Their first meeting held on the 8 th of April 2003.
 
You can view this page for your perusal http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.html
 
Hitherto, the United Nation Compensation Commission have received all the overdue outstanding payment owed to the following: firm, Contractors, Inheritance, Next of Kin, supper hurricane Sandy and Lottery beneficiaries that originated from Africa, Europe, America, Asia including Middle East. Your payment have been approved to be credited in your favour through ATM VISA CARD which will be sent to you by courier delivery service. Your email address was randomly selected from Kuwait and USA databases which qualify you to lodge your claim for payment of USD$2,000,000.00. 
 
You are advised to contact the UNCC Claims Manager immediately you receive this notice to file for your funds claim and payment through delivery of other part of the world, but the maximum withdrawal amount per day on the card is USD$5000. As a matter of urgency, Get back to me  with the information as stated below.
 
1 Beneficiary’s Full Name ………………
2 Sex: ………………………………………………
3 Date of Birth: …………………………………
4 Nationality: ……………………………………
5 Occupation: …………………………………
6 Physical Address: …………………………
7 Telephone Number: ………………………
8 Private E-mail Address: …………………
9 Total Compensation Amount: USD$2,000,000.00
10 Copy of Identity Document (Passport ID, National ID Card or Drivers license)
We expect your urgent confirmation and response to this email as directed to enable the UNCC monitor your payment effectively. Congratulations.
 
With best compliments,
 
 
BEST REGARDS.
ANTONIO GUTERRES
UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT

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