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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=2E_Ant=C3=B3nio_Guterres?= <infoinfo298@gmail.com>
Reply-To: un1875609@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:27:12 +0100
Subject: FROM: OFFICE OF UNITED NATION 28:01:2022

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/845/2021

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not
understand why this mail came to you. We have been having a meeting
for the past three months which ended two days ago with the UNITED
NATIONS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND AUDITORS with the old secretary to the
United Nation General Ban Ki Moon.

This message is to all the people that have been scammed in any part
of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with
the sum of US$2,500,000 USD (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars). This includes every foreign contractor 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 and your email address in
our list and that is why we are contacting you, this has been agreed
upon and has been signed.

You are advised to contact Mr. Robert Labre E-mail:
mr.robertlabre@yahoo.ca , as our representative, contact her
immediately for your (ATM Card) of US$2,500,000 USD (Two Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars}. These funds are in ATM VISA
CARD for security purposes ok? so he will send it to you through
Courier Services and you can use it in any ATM machine in any part of
the country, therefore, you should send your full Name and telephone
number/your correct mailing address where you want her to send the ATM
VISA CARD to you immediately.

Contact Mr. Rebert Labre mr.robertlabre@yahoo.ca (immediately for your
ATM VISA CARD. Once Again When Contacting her do send your Your Full
Name, Residential Address, Private Phone Number for immediate release
of your ATM VISA CARD to you as soon as possible.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as
soon as you receive your ATM VISA CARD.

Making the world a better place.
MY BEST REGARDS.
Mr. Ant?nio Guterres
secretary to The United Nation.
Web:http://www.un.org/sg/
E-mail: un1875609@gmail.com

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