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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: hconsultantlimited@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:23:36 +0000
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary,

Untitled form

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQQkfvfcllb9iWGX4OUFjG_WnDHoxC2IVz8FxZmtzz4gmZCg/viewform?vc
Attention: Beneficiary,

COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $1.500.000.00 ONE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS

This is to inform you that we have now been ordered by Mr. Antonio Guterres
of United Nation, IMF with World bank to contact you regards to your unpaid
delayed funds During the course of our investigation, we discovered with
dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt
officials of the Bank in attempt to swindle your fund which has led to so
many losses from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your
payment.

The United Nations and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has chosen to
pay out all the compensation funds to 50 Beneficiaries from U.S.A, Europe,
Canada, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South America,
Australia and Asia and Africa Continent, as this is a global payments
technology that enables consumers, businesses, financial institutions and
governments to use digital currency.

We have arranged your payment to be paid to you and this will be issued on
your Name and shall be posted directly to your address in your country.
Upon your contact with us, the sum of $1.500.000.00 will be PAID to you.

In this regards, you are to contact and furnish the requested information
to the Directorate of International Payment and Transfer with the
followings;

1. Your Full Name
2. Your Postal or Residential Address
3. Mobile Number
4. Country
5. Your Valid ID

Endeavor to furnish the above information to the officers below for your
compensation fund. Hoping to receive your response as soon as possible.
Respond to me through my private email address: un0ffice@outlook.com

We required your urgent response to this email as directed to avoid further
delay.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. James Potter
UNITED NATIONS
Public Information Officer

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