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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: "Mr Adams Brown Esq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adamsbrownesq1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:57:45 +0430
Subject: From United Nations

Hello Dear,
 
We are hereby officially notify you concerning COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund PAYMENT COMMISSION. In line with the Corona-Virus Pandemic The COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund Swiss in collaboration with the World health Organization through the United Nations have agreed to compensate you with the sum of 1.5Million Euro which has been officially approved by the management of World Bank Swiss (WBS) to credit the sum of 1.5Million Euro.
 
This fund was part of united nations compensation commission payment reconciliation program of 2020/2021 year, which the Un/Swiss Bank has decided to distribute it generously to help few lucky individuals and the France Government is in agreement with the Swiss Bank to distribute the fund to 700 hundred thousand people in America, Europe & Asia in other to help improve their businesses under the veto power and auspices of the World Bank Swiss, Your email account has been selected for a charitable donation.
 
This payment approval by these offices, has determined to carry on assignment by the Banque-Ideale France based on the awareness and good service rendering to people in the United State and the in other parts of the world, which we hereby approved the sum of 1.5Million Euro to be release to each beneficiary for the increment of their businesses and helping the masses to actualize their dreams.
 
We deemed it fit to approve this fund in favor of Seven Hundred Thousand (700,000) individuals, USA, Europe AMD Asia as to benefit from the World Bank Swiss.
 
We therefore advised to get back to us to enable us direct you to the bank for the transfer of the money to you.
 
Mr Adams Brown Esq
From United Nations

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