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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 Organization" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unncontact2018scheme@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 10:45:23 +0100
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,

Attention Beneficiary
 
This is to inform you that the United Nation Organization in conjunction with the World Bank has released the 2019 compensation Fund which you are one of the lucky winners that the committee has resolved to compensate with the sum of ( $2,500,000.00 USD ) Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars after the 2019 general online compensation raffle draw held last month to help individuals to establish their own private business/companies.
 
Your E-mail was randomly selected among others to receive this Fund through our International Micro Soft Network during the compensation ballot survey/draws.
 
However, your Compensation Fund of $2,500,000.00 USD has been credited into an ATM CARD which you are entitled to be withdrawing $3000 USD each day from the ATM CARD in any ATM Machine of your choice in your country or any where in the World.
 
Therefore, contact Mr.John Roland, he is our representative and also United Nation`s Coordinator in West Africa that will help you receive your ATM CARD. You can contact him immediately with his contact address below so that he can explain to you how you can receive your ATM CARD before the expiring date.
 
Contact Person: Mr John Roland
E-mail: ( johlandc@gmail.com )
 
Please, make sure that you contact him as soon as you receive this message and also remember to get back to us once you receive the ATM CARD.
 
We are at your service.
Mrs. Helen Marvis, Special Adviser to Mr. Antonio Guterres ( United Nation General Secretary )

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