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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- geoward009@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Del Rio International Airport Texas" <>
Reply-To: geoward009@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:40:23 +0000
Subject: Your immediate response is important.

Hello,

This is to bring to your notice the essential information from
the UNITED NATIONS in conjunction with the world Bank to
Compensate specified numbers of persons from your country who has
being Victims of Internet.

The United Nations has decided to pay you $10,500,000 USD (Ten
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) each. You are listed and
approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be
paid this amount, get back to this office as soon as possible for
the immediate payment of your $10,500,000 USD compensation funds.

Series of meeting has being going on for some period of time
which ended few days ago. In attendance are the Executivies,
Board of trustees and also with the newly elected secretary
general to the UNITED NATIONS in the person of Mr. Antonio
Guterres.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed or
extorted money from because of your contract payment execution in
any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to
compensate them with the sum of US$10.5.MILLON. 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 or irregularities etc.

We found your email in our list of those that are to be
compensated and that is why we are contacting you, this has been
agreed upon and has been signed by the United Nations Board of
Directors and Trustees.

You have to contact Rev George Edward our payment agent assingned
to carryout the delivery of your Compensation payment, as he is
our UNITED NATIONS representative, contact him immediately for
your cheque US$10.5.MILLON This funds are in a Bank Draft for
security purpose. He will send it to you and you can clear it in
any bank of your choice.

If this mail is found in spam folder, it could be due to your
Internet Service Provider, ISP. So move to your inbox before your
reply.

Send a copy of your response to is official email:

SECURITY & FINACIAL CONTACT AGENT: Rev George Edward
EMAIL: geoward009@gmail.com

You are advised to send your communication particulars,

1)YOUR FULL NAME.
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4)YOUR PROFESSION.
5)YOUR ID/AGE

Contact Rev George Edward immediately for your Cashier Cheque.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you
as soon as you cash your Bank Draft. Making the world a better
place for the sake of Humanity.Give him your File Reference (RE-
1077-V) and you are free to contact him via telephone number
which he will provide to you upon the receipt of your email.

Yours in service

Antonio Guterres
Secretary General United Nations
General Roy Smith.
(Financial Officer )United Nations...
http://www.uncc.ch/

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