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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 States Fund for UNICEF" <info@adalindfoster.live>
Reply-To: martin@lcs-cart.com
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 02:20:17 -0700
Subject: Congratulations!!!


United States Fund for UNICEF
125 Maiden Lane, 11th
Floor New York,
NY 10038
Dear,
Your email emerged and have been awarded a lump sum of US$3,500,000.00 (Th=
ree Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) on the on-going WO=
RLD BANK, UNESCO & UNICEF Empowerment Grant program organized by the World =
Bank FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION in the Globe. This year's program has been des=
igned to give out lump sum to fewer individuals and Corporate bodies. Email=
s listed on the Internet were picked at random from different websites, dis=
cussion groups, guest-book and search engines for final selection and grant=
s.
Your e-mail address attach to Reference number: WB/UN-CEF/1011 with serial=
number 24512-235665, batch number: WB142/24120KYT was picked by automated =
computer ballot system, which was programmed for a random selection and thi=
s has qualified you the sole beneficiary for the lump sum of US$3,500,000.0=
0.
To claim your winning, Please contact our fudical Agency below with your d=
etails as:
Your Full Names:
Phone Number:
Address:
Ticket Number:
Serial Number:
Main Business/Occupations
Mr. Martin Burns
(PAYMENT CO-ORDINATOR).
UNICEF WORLD WIDE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY UNICEF-BV.
EMAIL: martin@lcs-cart.com
Please refer your correspondent to Mr. Burns either by call or email as de=
tailed above on how to claim your grant.
NOTE: This award is valid for 14 days and failure to forward claims before=
the expiration of this period will automatically void your grant. Congratu=
lations once again from all our staff.
Sincerely,
Mr. James Watson
New York Regional Coordinator,
World Bank Empowerment Grant Program

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