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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: "Vera Songwe" <test@mail.gssd.ca>
Reply-To: unitedn166@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:46:30 -0800
Subject: URGENT RESPOND NEEDED

Are you alive and in good condition of health?

Attn:Scam Victim: Email Address Owner.

During the 44th G7 summit which was held in June 8 and 9, 2018 at La
Malbaie, Quebec Canada, It was alarmed so much by world leaders about the
number of complaints been received each day by them in their countries
about Africa. They unanimously agreed to compensated all the scam victims
with the sum of $12.7m each for them to start a new life.

According to President of America Donald Trump in his Speech,He sounded it
as a warning that unless all his Country men and women who has been scammed
in the past by Africans are compensated, Africa will not receive any
assistance again from His Country.In his own address,Canadian prime
minister Justin Trudeau supported his American counterpart. So they all
agreed and instructed all African head of states/presidents of African
countries to make sure that all foreign payments in Africa is paid to the
rightful owner before the end of this YEAR 2020.According to them some of
these people have spent a lot of money and still, they have not received
their funds .So all African Leaders in conjunction with United Nations and
G7 has anonymously agreed to compensate you with the sum of $12.7m United
State Dollars because of what has happened to you in the past. Canadian
prime minister Justin Trudeau also stated that failure to comply with this
instruction, Then African Countries will loose all the Grant they have been
enjoying from United Nations, United States of America,Canadian Government
and all the rest of G7 Countries.

Kindly Contact Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas
Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United
Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel
Email(unitednations@musician.org )

We have created an electronic transfer system called prepaid ATM Visa Card,
which has been loaded with your ($12.7m United States Dollars)Twelve
Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars therein and will be
send to you immediately on the receipt of your email response to us. Also
be informed that why you have not received your fund in the past was
because of some corrupted government officials which those people involved
in delaying your payment here has been arrested and charged to court some
of them aleady sentence to prison.

In order for you to receive your payment this week, you are advice to reply
this email with the ANSWERS to the Questions below and forward it to
Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas,

1. Full Name: ____________________________
2. Address: ______________________________
3. Nationality: ____________Sex___________
4. Age: ____________Date of Birth: ________
5. Occupation: ___________________________
6. Phone:_____________________
7. A Copy of Your Identification: ________________
8. Private Email Address:________________

For your information, you have to stop any further communication with any
other person or office claiming to be the right office to avoid any hitches
in you receiving your payment. Because of Impostors, we hereby issued you
our code of conduct, which is (Atm-4404,2018)So you have to indicate this
code when contacting the Card center by using it as your subject.

Note; I received a letter that your unclaimed approved payment by United
Nations which has been overdue for payment should now be paid to Eugene
Beals,129 Fulton Street New York, NY 10038

In the said letter titled change of beneficiary/ownership. Its clearly
stated that you are down with stroke for sometime now,That you cannot even
move your hand or leg,that is the main reason you have not replied all my
previous emails to you. it went further to say you signed a deed and an
agreement with Eugene Beals to become your beneficiary because of your
illness and you have no hope of living again . Officially arrangement had
been concluded for the delivery of your Atm card to him but i need to
confirm if truly you are seriously sick or in good health before we proceed
to avoid had i know that always comes at last.

You do not have any thing to worry again over your fund because i am going
to make sure that you receive your fund successfully without any problem or
delay so do get back to me with the above information for immediate
delivery of your Atm Card to you,If you are still alive and in good
condition of health..

Thanks
Vera Songwe
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

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