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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 (UNCC)" <hopewell.franklin@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barnoth.ifc@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2022 09:02:46 +0100
Subject: RE: STATUS OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND!


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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (UNCC)
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND TREATIES DIVISION
HEADQUARTERS (NEW YORK): FIRST AVENUE, 46TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10017, U.S.A.
TEL/FAX: (212) 963 3301
UN/A/1116.
Web: http://www.un.org/

U.N.713.2022.TREATIES-2



RE: PAYMENT OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND WITH AUTOMATED TELLER CARD (ATM)!


Dear Beneficiary,

With reference to your unclaimed inheritance fund, we are delighted to
inform you that your funds have been embedded/upgraded into an Automated
Teller Card (ATM). We are concerned that if we do not act fast; if we do
not act now, every effort you have put to reclaim your fund would be
pointless. However, with respect to the provision Section 17 of decree 114
of the 1999 constitution, you have been approved to receive a totaled sum
of $10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
only, through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The above sum has already
been upgraded into an Automated Teller Card (ATM) and shall be sent to you
upon due by the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF).

The United Nation through the Amnesty International has been saddled with
the responsibility to oversee and release these funds to their respective
beneficiaries. Therefore, we want you to know that Human rights are rights
inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence,
sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other
status, we are all equally entitled to our human rights without
discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and
indivisible.

However, the UN in its decision 17 has selected the Accountant General of
the Federation to disburse these payments to its respective claimants. We
therefore deem it fit and important to give you a prompt tip off to stop
communicating with those anonymous cheats who would only aggravate your
efforts and of course ravage our collective dreams.

In view of this development, you are strictly advised to reconfirm your
personal data for information verification and administrative convenience.
Please carefully fill the questionnaire below:

Names: (In Full)
Gender:
Date of Birth:
Address:
City:
Zip Code:
State:
Company's Name/Profession:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Other E-mail:

Of course, we realize you may have questions that need to be answered and
we want to make sure those answers are delivered promptly and to your
complete satisfaction. You are at liberty to enjoy this service as this
exercise does not require your bank details. Although, when you have
received your ATM Card, you will be responsible to activate the card
account to be able to start withdrawing and redirecting your funds into
your personal account.

We thank you for your valued attention and urgent co-operation on this
matter. Your prompt response will be appreciated highly.

Yours in service,
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterre
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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