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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 <nurumuhammad5390@gmail.com>
Reply-To: customerc620@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:47:08 -0700
Subject: THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS MICROSOFT NEW YEAR AWARD.

Attention: Fund Beneficiary

THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS MICROSOFT NEW YEAR AWARD.

The United Nation Compensation Commission have received all the
overdue outstanding payment owed to the following: firm, Contractors,
Inheritance, Next of Kin, supper hurricane Sandy and Lottery
beneficiaries that originated from Africa, Europe, America, Asia
including Middle East. Your payment have been approved to be credited
in your favor through ATM VISA CARD which will be sent to you by
courier delivery service. Your email address was randomly selected
from Kuwait and USA databases which qualify you to lodge your claim
for payment of USD$2,500,000.00. You are therefore advice to contact
your case-appointed UNCC Claim Manager below, to begging the process
of filling your claim and payment of funds through your ATM Card.

Name: Mrs. Elizabeth wilson

Note importantly, that your case Reference Number: UNCCORG/8491IMF for
your payment falls under the USA-Euro-Asia-Africa geographic payment
zoning (UEAA1).

Therefore your payment, when processed under the UEAA1 geographic
payment zoning in Turkey Istanbul United Nations Branch, will be
executed by our treasury allocation of funds to an appointed paying
bank in USA. Your money will be paid out to you in a VISA/MASTERCARD
Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) Card by the appointed paying bank in
Turkey .

You are advised to contact the UNCC Claims Manager immediately you
receive this notice to file for your funds claim and payment through
delivery of other part of the world, but the maximum withdrawal amount
per day on the card is USD$5000. As a matter of urgency, please
contact Dr. Nathan Alexander and file for your payment with the
information as stated below.

1 Beneficiary’s Full Name ………………….
2 Sex: ………………………………………………
3 Date of Birth: …………………………………
4 Nationality: ……………………………………
5 Occupation: …………………………………..
6 Physical Address: …………………………..
7 Telephone Number: ………………………..
8 Private E-mail Address: …………………..
9 Total Compensation Amount: USD$2,500,000.00
10 Copy of Identity Document (Passport ID, National ID Card or Drivers license)
We expect your urgent confirmation and response to this email as
directed to enable the UNCC monitor your payment effectively.
Congratulations.

With best compliments,

Mr.  Steve Connelly

United Nations Compensation Commission.
We the people…..A stronger UN for a better world

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