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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: Debra clark <clark.debra667@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2022 14:36:44 -0800
Subject:

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP)
Address: 405 East 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10017, USA
Our Ref: UN /US/ WB /098/2022
UN Payment Code: 06898

8/12/2022

Attention: The Beneficiary,

This message is to notify you, that you have been chosen to benefit
from the charity project aimed at touching lives and helping those in
need across the world, especially the disabled people, the blind, the
deaf the crippled and orphanage home we also look at the old people
that are very poor how we can also help them improve their life, the
jobless young men and women.

This program tagged “Grass-Roots Program” is part of our efforts to
improve their standard of living through direct participation in
community development across several communities in the United States,
Europe and Asia and Africa by empowering the selected individuals for
a better life.

You have been listed as one of the lucky beneficiary to receive the
sum of $5m Five Million US Dollars, This donation is made out, to
enable you strengthen your personal issues and to generously help us
extend hand to the less privileged, orphans and charity organizations
within your locality

You have been listed as one of the lucky beneficiary to receive Five
Million Dollars, this donation is made to you, to enable you
strengthen your personal issues and to generously help us extend hand
to the less privileged in your locality like the orphans and charity
organizations

This new program was established by the UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM (UNDP) in conjunction with United States Government

The grant is to help people in the society to meet up their needs.

I will give you the details of the bank once i hear from you;

Rely with this Email: jimbecker.un@aol.com

Send us your information.
1) Scan Copy of Your National Identity Card or your International Passport:
2) Full Names:
3) Residential Address:
4) Country:
5) Nationality:
6) Mobile Number:
7) Occupation:

Yours faithfully
Mr. Jim Becker
Program Director
UN

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