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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: HEAD OFFICE <joyebune4you@gmail.com>
Reply-To: un.secretarygeneral791@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:10:10 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION PAYMENT FOR 2022 FISCAL YEAR.
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UNITED NATIONS FUNDS
COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT
405 east 4nd St New York NY 10017.
Dear Sir/Ma
Good day,
COMPENSATION PAYMENT FOR 2022 FISCAL YEAR:
Sorry for making this contact through email since we could not reach
your phone number on our database.
My name is Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary to the United Nations.
A meeting was held on your behalf by the 73rd United Nations general
assembly
within the UN/IMF countries concerning the unclaimed funds denied to many
people
all over the world.
Your funds will be released to you by the paying bank for immediate payment
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