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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 Nation \(Anti-Fraud Unit\)" <unitednationantifraudunit@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 06:28:39 +0200
Subject: LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.



United Nation (Anti-Fraud Unit)
Address:Palais des Nations,
1211 Genève, Switzerland
OUR REF: UN-FGA/WB4/11
YOUR REF: (UN/WB/FGA)
BATCH: 807-2015-550/188
*****24HRS SERVICE *****

Dear Sir/Madam,

LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.


We hereby inform you that out of our records for the year
investigation it is drawn to us that you have been victimized by the
men of underworld (Pretenders/impostors). However,the management has
been dutifully empowered by the Investigation bureau office of the UN
President and Nigerian Government to curb all illicit transaction and
workload of this perpetrators.

We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2
days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS and President Donald
John Trump to compensate 500,000 scam victim worldwide. This email is
to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the
UNITED NATIONS and United State of American Gorvernment have agreed to
compensate them with the sum of US$500.000.00 United State Dollars to
each person.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received
their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction
or international businesses that failed due to Government problems
etc. We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting
you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.Please make sure
you respond to this email well and stop communicating with FAKE Office
that has been promising you heaven and earth but all is in vain.

You are advised to contact Rev.Bernard Alex JP as he is our
representative, in Nigeria contact him immediately for your ATM CARD
VALUED US US$500.000.00 United State Dollars/ This funds are in a ATM
CARD for security purpose, so that he will send it to you and you can
withdraw it in any ATM machine of your choice.

Therefore, you should send him Email immediately with BELOW
INFORMATION he will tell you what you need to do to receive your ATM
CARD VALUED US$500.000.00 United State Dollars.


NOTE: FOR NON APPEARANCES, DO NOT CONTACT REV BERNARD ALEX, IF YOU CAN
NOT PAY FOR THE SHIPPING OF YOUR ATM CARD OR VISIT ANY OF OUR
DISBURSEMENT CENTRE FOR THE CLAIM.

Your Full Name...........
Your Home Address........
Your Private Tele Phone Number.......
Your Age....................
Your Occupation........
Your Country..........


These above-mentioned informations will officially enable us to carry
out our verification processes and after that your
compensation/Inheritance Funds will be approved in your name and will
be hand over to you by ATM Card delivery to your
doorstep or you visiting any of our disbursement centre for the claim.

Contact our representative with the information bellow for direction.
Person to Contact: Rev.Bernard Alex
Email: revbernardalexdesk@outlook.com

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your ATM CARD.

Regards,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
http://www.un.org/sg/
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The information in this message may be proprietary and/or
confidential, and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this
message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent
responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you
are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of
this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
communication in error, please notify Rev Bernard Alex UN
representative immediately by replying to this message.

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