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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: "James Potter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <compensationpaymen0ffice@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:27:56 -0700
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary,

Attention: Beneficiary,

COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $1.500.000.00 ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS

This is to inform you that we have been now ordered by Mr.Antonio Guterres of United Nation,IMF with World bank to contact you regards to your unpaid delayed funds During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank in attempt to swindle your fund which has led to so many losses from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your payment.

The United Nations and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has chosen to pay out all the compensation funds to 25 Beneficiaries from from U.S.A, Europe, Canada, United Arab Emirates,Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South America, Australia and Asia and Africa Continent, as this is a global payments technology that enables consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments to use digital currency.

We have arranged your payment to be paid to you and this will be issued on your Name and shall be posted directly to your address in your country. Upon your contact with us, the sum of $1.500.000.00 will be PAID to you.

In this regards, you are to contact and furnish the requested information to the Directorate of International Payment and Transfer with the followings;

1. Your Full Name
2. Your Postal or Residential Address
3. Mobile Number
4. Country
5. Your Valid ID

Endeavor to furnish the above information to the officers below for your compensation fund.

We required your urgent response to this email as directed to avoid further delay.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. James Potter
UNITED NATIONS
Public Information Officer

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