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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 NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION <lokijuhyts@hsabct.online>
Reply-To: michalmoller006@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2019 19:24:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ATTENTION



UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION
United Nations Plaza, Room DC1-1330
New York, NY 10017 USA
Tel: +1-573-309 3509

Ref: Your Long Overdue Compensation Fund

Attention Beneficiary,

We received a report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) demanding explanations for the delay of your overdue compensation fund payment approved by the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) and we have investigated this case only to find out that you've been ignorantly having illegal financial dealings with some online perpetrators who have taken advantage of your legitimate transaction in our custody in order to siphon your hard earned money.

Furthermore, the investigation report suggested that you have furnished your personal data to the perpetrators and we assume you must have sponsored the release of this fund but all to no avail; however there is no cause for alarm as the investigation has also proved that you have no hand in any form of financial violation act. So our office has been mandated by the World Bank Group to monitor your compensation fund remittance at the valuation of $7,500,000.00 (Seven Million and Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only which will be released to you by the nominated paying bank via an ATM card that will be issued in your name and delivered to your postal address.

Paramount, we advise that you STOP all dealings involving any sort of financial support to corrupt individuals posing to be from financial institutions in order to avoid any form of jeopardy in your compensation fund release process and be rest assured that you are now dealing with the rightful authorities.

Therefore, you are requested to adhere to all directives that will be given to you henceforth. Although we already have your information on our database, but in order to ascertain that we are in communication with the rightful beneficiary, you are to re-confirm the below information for final verification process;

1. Full Names:
2. Gender:
3. Nationality:
4. Occupation:
5. Postal Address:
6. Residential Address:
7. Telephone Number:
8. Mobile Number:
9. Marital Status:
10. Age:
11. Alternative E-mail ID:
12. Copy of any identification document

Upon the receipt of the above information and final verification process, we shall furnish you with further directives and contact details of the financial institution nominated to commence with your fund release process.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated to enable us serve you better.

PS. Ensure that your response is directed to this email address : michalmoller005@outlook.com

Yours Sincerely,

Michael Møller |Director-General | United Nations

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