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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: "UNCC Claims Office." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <b4mt32@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 12:32:47 -0700
Subject: Jonah Bloomberg

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION
United Nations Organisation
UNCC Secretariat. Villa La Pelouse. Palais Des Nations. 8-12 Avenue de la Paix. 1211 Geneva 10. Switzerland
 
Dear Beneficiary/Registered Email Address Owner,
REGISTERED CLAIM NR: UNCCORG/533672IMF
COVID-19 COMPENSATION
The United Nations Compensation Commission(UNCC)has been authorized by United Nations and International Monetary Fund(IMF),to bring this notice to you as a beneficiary in compensation payment of 1MillionUSD-Two Million US Dollars.
The United Nations Compensation Commission is a subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council under Security Council resolution 687, to process claims and pay compensation for losses and damages suffered as a result of the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and also overdue outstanding relief payments owed to the following: individuals, firms, contractors, inheritance, next-of-kin, and lottery beneficiaries that originated from Africa, Europe, Americas, Asia including the Middle East.
Your email address registered with the above claim number, was randomly selected from global databases and qualifies you to lodge a compensation claim of 1MillionUSD. With the issuance of an irrevocable payment guarantee by the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund on your payment, the UNCC will monitor and supervise your compensation payment, and to ensure that you receive due payment of your funds. 
Your compensation has been approved, and will be processed by a UNCC-appointed finance management firm-Capital Finance Inc, London. Your compensation claim after processed, will be loaded and paid out to you in a bank Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card. Your ATM card loaded with your 1MillionUSD compensation money will then be delivered to you by Capital Finance Inc, London. 
Your compensation payment by ATM card is safe, convenient and will enable you withdraw your compensation money from any ATM machine in your country or any other part of the world. 
You are advised now on one and final notice, to contact the Claims Office of Capital Finance Inc,  and file your claim application. Your claim application, which includes the following document/details below, must be submitted by email as a Claim Application to the Claims Office of Capital Finance Inc, London:
(1) Copy of your proof of identification or passport ID. (2) Your registered claim number.(3) Nationality. 
(4) Occupation. (5) Delivery/contact address, contact telephone number and email address.
Submit Claim Application to: The Claims Office
e-mail: capital.financeinc@dr.com
e-mail: b4mt32@gmail.com
In order to process and receive payment of your compensation, your claim application must be received by the Claims Office of Capital Finance Inc London, and duly processed after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily concluded. We expect your urgent confirmation and response to this notice as directed, to enable the UNCC process due payment to you.
Congratulations.
With best compliments,  Jonah Bloomberg (Director)
IMF Compliance Department.
United Nations Compensation Commission(UNCC)
 

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