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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: =?UTF-8?Q?Mr=2EAnt=C3=B3nio_Guterres?= <info.inffo2015@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infowebb@citromail.hu
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 14:26:43 -0800
Subject: RE:UNITED NATIONS ASSISTED PROGRAMMED

UNITED NATIONS ASSISTED PROGRAMMED
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND
TRANSFERS. UNITED NATIONS LIAISON OFFICE
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: UN/CPO/WB/845/2020

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY:

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and entire family?

You may not understand why this mail came to you. We have been having
a meeting for the passed three months which ended two days ago with
the UNITED NATIONS BOARD AND AND WORLD BANK ORGANIZATION AUDITORS,
with the new secretary to the United Nation. Mr.António Guterres. This
email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the
world,

The UNITED NATIONS has agreed to compensate them with the sum of
$2,500,000 USD (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars} each. This includes every foreign contractors that may have
not received their contract sum, and people that have had an
unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to
Government problems etc.We found your name in our list and that is why
we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and signed.

You are advised to re-confirm your full details such as Full
name/Contact address, Phone/Age and your ID to enable us direct you to
the paying bank representing this Organization.

Thanks and Remain blessed.

Mr.António Guterres
United Nations Secretary General.
Web:http://www.un.org/sg/

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