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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: Zenith Bank Of Nigeria <mailinfo527@gmail.com>
Reply-To: welcometozenithbankplc@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 06:49:14 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION: Beneficiary This Is Your Code Q020

Secretary-General António Guterres
Zenith Bank Plc, COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED
NATIONS ORGANIZATION.
UNITED NATIONS (UNITED NATIONS ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
UNITED NATIONS LIASION OFFICE
WEST AFRICA - LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027.

Attention: Beneficiary,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? This is to
kindly inform you about the current update on the released of your
legal funds. We have been having a meeting for the past 4 months which
ended 2 days ago with the General Members of the UNITED NATIONS
Organization Main Bodies. This email is to all the people that have
been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed
to compensate them with the sum of US$5,800,000.00 (Five Million Eight
Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) through a secured/ certified mode of
payment Via ATM Visa Card. Therefore, we are happy to inform you that
an arrangement has perfectly been concluded to affect your payment as
soon as possible in our bid to be transparent. However, it is our
pleasure to inform you that your ATM Card Number; 4988 2414 7616 3496
has been approved and upgraded in your favor. Meanwhile, your Secret
Pin Number will be available as soon as you confirm to us the receipt
of your ATM CARD.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received
their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction
or international businesses that failed due to Government problems
etc. We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting
you, and we are happy to announce to you that every necessary legal
arrangement regarding to your Compensation has been signed and sealed.
You are advised to contact MR.EBENEZER ONYEAGWU Executive Director at
ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA PLC as she is our representative in West Africa
- LAGOS NIGERIA.

Contact him immediately for the release of your US$5,800,000.00 (Five
Million Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) compensation payment
from the (United Nations) this fund is in an ATM Visa Card for
security purpose so he will send it to you and you can clear it in any
bank of your choice in your country. Therefore, you should send him
your Full Name, Telephone number, Your Contact Mailing address, where
you want him to deliver your ATM VISA CARD to your house address.
Contact MR.EBENEZER ONYEAGWU (ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA PLC) immediately
for your ATM Visa Card now as soon as possible: I will like you to
call him immediately you receive this email today.

Bank Name: (ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA PLC)
Person to Contact: MR.EBENEZER ONYEAGWU
Email: welcometozenithbankplc@graduate.org

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your ATM Visa Card.

Making the world a better place.

Regards,

Secretary-General António Guterres.
http://www.un.org/sg/

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