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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: "Consultant,UN Office of Legal Affairs" <addminfile0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: un.officeservice@aol.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:41:49 -0700
Subject: Attention:

Attention! Attention! Attention! Attention!

This is in regard to outstanding payment, I am Sir Jeremy Greenstock,
the Newly appointed Director United Nation Legal Affairs, Security and
Investigation, the European Union (David Cameron) and European Union
Foreign Secretary (William Hague), the Cabinets, has directed me to
Investigate your Fund and to make sure that we approve all outstanding
debts owed to indigenous /Foreign beneficiaries by the government of
European Union in this Third quarter of this Fiscal year 2022.

Discovered that your fund worth's US$10.5 Million are still in our
Bank and the files says you are demanding for refund of all the money
you have sent and didn't receive, I have control over the fund as
speak, instead of Refunding you all the money you already paid for the
transaction and I have a guaranteed solution for you to receive the
total fund of $10.5 Million today but you will pay just fee of
US$50.00 ONLY for FUND CLEARANCE charge. No hidden fee again such as
(COST OF TRANSFER, VAT, TAXES AND LEVIES), was adopted to help
beneficiary who are financial
down, And/or not capable to meet up with the obligation of paying banks charges


THIS MANAGEMENT GUARANTEED REFUND: Just choose any Payment option you
would like to receive your US$10.5Million fund through 3 PAYMENT
OPTIONS below:

OPTION (1): Raising Bank ATM (Automated Teller Machine) Swift Visa Card to you.
OPTION (2): Payment through Online Banking System on your Mobile device.
OPTION (3): Bank to Bank Wire Transfer.

This decision was taken based on the abnormalities and inability of
the BANKS in Europe and USA to Release your fund into your bank
account whereby it was discovered that some Directors in different
organization diverting pended beneficiaries’ payment to another
account of their choice. In view of this, during our investigation I
found out that an account was submitted to divert your fund to a
CYPRUS account. Below is the account submitted and I want you to
confirm if you are aware of the new development because we are about
effecting payment to the account stated bellow today.

NAME OF BENEFICIARY: GEORGE NIKOLAOU
BANK NAME: NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE ( CYPRUS)
ADDRESS: 86 MAKARIOS AVENUE BRANCH 541.,3506 LIMASSOL,CYPRUS
SWIFT CODE: ETHNCY2N541
IBAN NUMBER: CY81006005410000005413367487

Furthermore, be informed that a payment instruction has been issued
and Forwarded to the Treasury Department of the Europe Government In
favor of you and your company for immediate release of your fund to
the account above without any further prejudice. But there is no way
We can approve the fund to your account without you confirming if you
Have changed your account for your fund to be transferred to the
Beneficiary: GEORGE NIKOLAOU BANK ACCOUNT IN CYPRUS.

Finally, Contact me immediately for further clarification to know if
you have giving instruction to transfer your fund to the above account
today. On behalf Of the entire management of United Nations, we are
congratulating you in advance and if you fail to contact this office
on or before 24hrs from now then we will now wire the fund to the
CYPRUS account.

Once we confirm the details, I will write a petition against them to
the US judicial system to investigate them as a fraud and sanction
those scammers / hackers to 5 years imprisonment and also release your
fund to you. SO, GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR INFORMATION BELOW:

YOUR NAME:
HOME/OFFICE ADDRESS:
YOUR PHONE NUMBER:
BANK NAME:
ACCOUNT NO:
SWIFT CODE:
ABA ROUTING NO:
BANK PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS:

Thanks for your cooperation.

Waiting for your urgent response
Mr. Jeremy Greenstock
Email: UNITEDNATION.0ffice@secretary.com
Or: un.officeservice@aol.com
Website: http://www.un.org/sg/
Consultant, UN Office of Legal Secretary Affairs Security and Investigation.

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