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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: "Benson Charles (UN Special Observer)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jovanidaniel.0147@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 13:49:23 +0200
Subject: URGENT- ACTION REQUIRED

URGENT- ACTION REQUIRED

This is to officially informed you that your email is among the emails submitted to us from your batched district for universal crisis compensation for the current pandemic your fund has been deposited and concluded arrangement to effect your payment of one million five hundred thousand United State Dollars only ($1,500,000.00) through Western Union Swift Money transfer services or through automated teller machine (ATM) Card today, but the maximum amount you will be receiving every day starting from tomorrow is $5,000.00 as reflected in our transfer system daily until the funds is completely transferred to you via any of the two option based on your preferred choice among the two.

This special arrangement is being used to avoid all scrupulous demand by both the states and federal authorities that have previously delayed your payment till date; we shall need your maximum co-operation to ensure that strictness and confidence is maintained to avoid any further delays. You are to help few people in your area and also discard any request asking you to send money to any agency such as courier company, Bank and security Agency as there are no such and any money committed their will be regret, so be wise.

Please quickly fill your details below for reference purpose:

YOUR NAME:.......
ADDRESS:..........
COUNTRY:............
CITY:...............
TEL:..............
AGE:....................
OCCUPATION:..............
ID CARD NUMBER:.........

Remember your obligation to secure an international Remittance for as stated in United Nation act of (FRT209) that will help build and renew your transfer file for record keeping as a way of checkmating the present Economies crisis situations. Reply urgently for immediate programming of your fund transfer:

Warmest regards
Yours sincerely
Benson Charles (UN Special Observer)
E-mail: ( jovanidaniel.0147@gmail.com )

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