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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: United Nations Compensation Commission <nwokekaluigwe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: UNCC-CH@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2022 19:53:21 +0100
Subject: re

--
Achtung: Begünstigter,
Dies ist das zweite Mal, dass wir Sie über die Höhe Ihrer
Entschädigungsfonds in Höhe von 5.500.000,00 € (fünf Millionen
fünfhunderttausend Euro) informieren. Beachten Sie, dass wir von der
Entschädigungskommission der Vereinten Nationen (UNCC) autorisiert
wurden, Ihre Entschädigungsgelder in Höhe von 5.500.000,00 € per
Banküberweisung an Sie freizugeben.

Daher empfehlen wir Ihnen, sich an unseren Leiter der
Auslandsüberweisungsabteilung, Herrn Hartmut Wenner, zu wenden und ihn
zu bitten, Ihnen die Einzelheiten zum Erhalt Ihrer Gelder mitzuteilen

Direktor
Herr Hartmut Wenner
E-MAIL: UNCC-CH@outlook.com
Entschädigungskommission der Vereinten Nationen

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Frau Susan Borowoski.

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