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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: "Ms. Antigoni Axenidou" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednationuk2019000@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 09:51:03 +0100
Subject: RE-CHANGE OF ACCOUNT/ATM VISA CARD PAYMENT.

UNITED NATION
Security and Investigation.
Mill bank Tower 21-24 Mill bank London
SW1P 4QH United Kingdom (Special Duty)
 
 
RE-CHANGE OF ACCOUNT/ATM VISA CARD PAYMENT.
 
I am Ms. Antigoni Axenidou ( SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE LEGAL AFFAIRS UN) Security and Investigation and his Decision Making Body, The The United nations , International Monetary Fund (I,M.F), The World Bank , has directed me to Investigate your fund and to make sure that we approve all outstanding debts owned to Foreign beneficiaries to received their Funds this Second quarter of this New year 2019 on Foreign Payments and ATM Visa Card.
 
This decision was taken based on the abnormal and inability of the Some officials , Banks to Release your fund into your bank account and ATM Cards Whereby it was discovered that some Directors of commercial Banks on Funds Remittance and ATM Payments were diverting foreign Beneficiaries Funds to another account of their choice overseas. In view of this,during our investigation i found out that an account was submitted to divert your fund to an America account.
 
Below is the account submitted and I want you to confirm if you are aware of the new development because we are about effecting payment to the new account stated below today as it was stated that you had a Motor Accident that you are Dead ... Did You Previously authorized any payment to the account listed below:
 
Beneficiary:Leslie Solomon
Bank: Bank Of America
A/C No.: 221001076136
Swiftcode :BOFAUS3N
Rounting number:061904208
Bank toll free:1-800-432-1000
 
Finally,
be informed that a payment instruction has been issued and forwarded to the Treasury Department in your favor and your company for immediate release of your fund to the account above without any further prejudice.But there is no way we can approve the fund to your account without you confirming if you have changed your account to the New Account stated above for your fund to be transfer to the Beneficiary: Leslie Solomon Bank Account in America.
 
Contact me immediately for further clarification. to know if you have giving instruction to transfer your fund to the above account today or Instructed on ATM Payment to Leslie Solomon Reply with your full information to the above Email.
 
On behalf of the entire management of United Nations, we are congratulating you in advance and if you fail to contact this office on or before 24hrs from now then we will now wire the fund to the America account OR Send ATM Payment to the above Name. Your fund is 100% ready for Remittance.
 
 
Yours faithfully
 
Ms. Antigoni Axenidou
Secretary General Of Legal Affairs
Security and Investigation UN.
Email:unitednationuk2019000@gmail.com

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