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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: "Mr. Paul Gardner" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikeokafor101@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 03:59:37 -0700
Subject: UN COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS UNIT!!!

UN COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS UNIT
930 TECHNOLOGY DR, ST CHARLES, MO 63304, USA
Hours of Operation
Monday to Sunday's
Telephone: 314-279-7665

Attention:

This is to officially inform you that the Compensation Payment Unit, Networking Monitoring Unit is in response to a series of messages in line with the reports from various departments as concerns the sad situation pressed on innocent citizens by scam related operators.

This details ranges from – ATM, inheritance, contract payment and other miscellaneous demands. We receive these reports in thousand(s) and all boil down to the same content. The medium is used to swindle individual(s) of their hard earned resources without getting a positive response in receiving the said funds – this report is alarming and calls for due rectification. These impostors come with the slogan – [keep the issue confidential thereby taking advantage of one's innocence].

The President Donald Trump administration is concerned with this worrisome situation and thereby set up institutions to closely mark this occurrence, this is so disturbing that we have seen the plight of individuals in this situation of scam related matters and have authenticated measures for legalization to suspected person(s).

To this regard, the Compensation Payment Unit, Networking Monitoring Unit is set up to guard through all genuine claims. Besides, the list on the ground shows your name as certified approved for the Fund release process.

Through the recent investigation with our Networking Monitoring Unit, we discovered that you have been dealing with different scammers who claim to have Funds in your name but only trying to take advantage of you. However, some names have been submitted through our Networking Monitoring Unit after their investigation as they have been following your recent illegal activities with them.

We will send an Approval Certificate with the sum of $2. Million Compensation Fund to you for being a scam victim. But you must have an identity with us with names that are in contact with you claiming to have Funds according to our Networking Monitoring Unit.

Feel free to call me at or text: 314-279-7665

GOD BLESS AMERICA.

Expecting your immediate response and Cooperation in this matter.

Respectfully yours,
Mr. Paul Gardner
UN COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS UNIT,
COMPENSATIONS AUTHORITY

This message and any files or text attached to it are intended only for the recipients named above, and contain information that may be confidential or privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, you must not read, copy, use or disclose this communication. Please also notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete all copies of it from your system. Thank you.

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