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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: Bola Adesola <info.fbankplc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adeso70@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:59:40 +0100
Subject: Attention:

Attention:

I am pleased to inform you of the United Nations Conference which was
held in Nigeria yesterday, and was attended by all the United Nations
Board Executive Members, Worldwide. You are one among those that will
receive the sum of (USD 1,500,000.00), one million, five hundrend
thousand dollars, under the United Nations Compensation Commission,
(UNCC).

This payment is organised for charity organization and the scam
victims due to complain from the citizens of the United States, as
well as the citizens of other countries in Europe in which fund
transfers are handled by Africans, which has made it impossible for a
lot of people to claim their winning prizes or inheritance funds from
most African countries.

Therefore, i am waiting for your urgent response so that i will direct
you to the paying bank for the above mentioned amount to be
transferred to you through normal procedure. I will also send to you
via attachment a copy of the fund approval certificate from the United
Nations, which can cover you in any breach of the law in your country
when the fund is transferred to you. You are required to reconfirm
your personal information as listed below;

Your Full Name:......
Your Country:......
Your City:.......
Your Current Home address:.......
Your Telephone Number:......
Your Real Age:.......
A Copy of Your International Passport:.........

Sincerely,
Ms. BOLA ADESOLA,
The Vice Chair of the UN Global Compact, Nigeria.

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