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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: "MRS. HEIDI MENDOZA." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <un_mohdaziz@qq.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 13:53:10 -0800
Subject: SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS/SCAM VICTIMS.

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL
OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting
And Investigation Division.

From: MS. HEIDI MENDOZA:


SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS/SCAM VICTIMS.

First and foremost, let me introduce myself. I am MRS. HEIDI LIOCE MENDOZA from Philippines. I am
born on 3rd of November, 1962 in Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines. I was nominated on the 6th of October, 2015 by
DR. BAN-KI MOON (FORMER UN SECRETARY-GENERAL) and resumed on 11th of November, 2015 to head this office which I replaced
MS. CARMAN LAPOINTE of Canada. To know more about me, please visit this websites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Mendoza
and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Office_of_Internal_Oversight_Services


I personally decided to write you after waiting for your contact with this office, on resumption of our new SECRETARY GENERAL (MR. ANTONIO GUTERRES), FORMER
PRIME MINISTER OF PORTUGAL. We released circular to all concerned clients of the claims of their funds, which most
clients are happy now, celebrating there victory and success as they have received their funds without any mix-up or
delay. On the other hand, most clients are still afraid, which I felt that this might be your reason of not
contacting this office due to your ugly past experience, so after viewing your file and data, I decided fo contact you
to give you this great news as success is already on your door.

Most importantly, my reason of contacting you now is that we discovered that you have of recent been dealing with another set of fraudsters,
according to our investigation, we learn that you have lost some amount of money to some AFRICAN'S in pursue of your
funds, so for this, I decided to immediately contact you to help you claim your funds with the most easiest means and to
help you stop all this tribulations you are facing.

Your funds has been designated to be
paid in TWO MOST RELIABLE VARIOUS MEANS:-

(1) ATM CARD: Your funds has been loaded in a ATM CARD, which as soon as we receive your response and your readiness, we will attach to you your ATM
CARD for your perusal, which the paying bank is ABN AMRO BANK, ARMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, except you are not interest
in receiving your funds via ATM CARD, and want to receive it via DIPLOMATIC MEANS, then I will use my position to include
your name. To enable us dispatch your ATM CARD to your doorstep, it will cost you only SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY
DOLLARS (US$720) which included the INSURANCE FEES, STAMP DUTY AND DHL FEES. The ATM CARD must be insured with a
reputable International Insurance company because of it's worth and importance.

(2) DIPLOMATIC MEANS: This is whereby you funds will be packaged as a DIPLOMATIC ITEMS to EUROPE
as some of our officials (DIPLOMATS) will be traveling in few weeks to CANADA, PHILIPPINES, HOLLAND and GERMANY for
disbursement of funds, therefore, if you are willing to claim your funds through this way, that means you shall be
meeting FACE TO FACE with our DIPLOMATS upon there arrival in any country of your choice for face to face claims of
your funds. You are only expected to travel with the HANDLING CHARGES which should be between THREE THOUSAND -
FOUR THOUSAND EUROS depending on the weight of the package. THOUGH, NOTE THAT THIS HANDLING CHARGES MUST BE PAID BY HAND
AND NOT THROUGH ANY TRANSFER MEANS. YOU ARE TO MEET WITH THE DIPLOMATS AND GIVE HIM THE HANDLING CHARGES BY HAND AND
IMMEDIATELY HAVE YOUR FUNDS ON THE SPOT.

With all transparency, sincerity and honesty, exactly as I told you above, this is how things MUST go, so all we required from you is to let me know which
you most preferred to receive your funds and VICTORY is yours. Though, as you must know, you are suppose to first
update your file with some amount because it has been dormant, but I will help you with that, so indicate to me
which best means you prefer to claim your funds and be very ready to follow as instructed. On responding to us, you are
advised to re-confirm the below information to enable us confirm your genuineness and expedite action immediately,
upon receiving your urgent response, with your full correct details, I will then attach your ABN AMRO ATM CARD for your
perusal and giving you further directives on how to send the DISPATCH FEES to the office in charge so that the DISPATCH
can take place immediately and receiving your ATM CARD within 48 hours. Please re-confirm the below details:-

(1) YOUR FULL NAME AND CORRECT CONTACT ADDRESS
(2) YOUR MOBILE/HOME TELEPHONE NUMBERS
(3) YOUR SCANNED COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION
(4) YOUR AGE, OCCUPATION AND POSITION

Upon receipt of your mail and the above information, we will give you further directives.

Waiting for your urgent response and conclusion.


Yours faithfully,


MRS. HEIDI MENDOZA,
U. N UNDER-SECRETARY GENERAL FOR
INTERNAL OVERSIGHT OFFICE.

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