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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: "SAMUEL BWALYA ,DIRECTOR (UNDP)." <davidonuesisylvester@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bwalyasamuel142undp@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 13:56:17 +0100
Subject: REPLY TO CLAIM YOUR ATM CARD

Attention: Payment Award Beneficiary,

Am please to inform that Fund Payment file worth of -$1.5 million USD
Compensation Award payment with Ref No: UNDP/CMPA-F6/FGN-APV 19, from
UNITED NATION in your name has been Approved Via ATM card awaiting
your compliance for the past years or do you wish the fund to be
confiscated ??

Your ATM card is still valid and package well secured and will be
Registered for delivery as agreed ,the delivery will take off as soon
as you reply based on our agreement with them, UNITED NATION ORG,

But Seems to be new development here , please did you send anyone or
Authorized a
Lady in Name of Susan Keller as your representative to our office in
person to pay the fee and pick up of your ATM package on your behalf?

Please Confirm as we need confirmation from you now, before we can go
ahead to release the package to Susan Keller as she requested.

Note that we are bound to recognize Susan Keller‘s claim, if you fail
to prompt respond/communicate to this inquiry following the Deed of
Assignment she submitted to claim this payment.

Make sure you get back to me as soon as possible so that the necessary
action will be taking immediately without any further delay.

I look forward to your urgent respond.

Sincerely Yours,

Samuel Bwalya
Director, United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP).

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