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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: "GEORGE DONALD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednation.un0012@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2020 17:00:43 -0700
Subject: UNITED NATIONS

(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-ANEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027
 
ATTN: KENNETH LINI
 
IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
 
We have actually been authorized by the World Bank and
international
monetary fund (IMF), to investigate the unnecessary
delay of your
payment, Recommendation and approval of your claims
for payment is
certified
as genuine.
During the course of our investigation, we discovered
with dismay that
your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt
officials of the
Bank, who are Trying to divert your Fund into their
private accounts,
to forestall this, security for your funds Was
organized in the form of
your personal Identification number (PIN) and your
transfer access code
(T.A.C), this will enable only you have direct Control
over this fund.
We have also agreed with the World Bank and
international monetary fund
(IMF) that, we will handle this payment ourselves to
avoid the hopeless
situation created by these corrupt Officials. We have
obtained an
irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment, from
the World Bank and
international monetary Funds (IMF).We are happy to
inform you that
based on
our recommendation/instructions; your Entire contract
fund/ inheritance
claim has been credited in your favor through our
overseas paying bank.
You are therefore advice to contact: REV VINCENT
FISHER International
Auditing unit, United Nations Liaison Office London
United Kingdom on
to collect
your original
payment slip with your pin and transfer access code.
As soon as you
submit these codes and your payment slip to your bank,
they will credit
your
account without delay.
You can also contact the undersigned officer Rev.
Vincent Fisher on
this direct line: Tel/:011-44-776704522
NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO RE COMFIRM YOUR INFOMATIONS
TO AVOID TRANSFER
OF THIS FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT.
 
CONGRATULATIONS.
 
CAPT. GEORGE DONALD
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK

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