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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.ANTONIO GUTERRES" <fd634010@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:

WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAM
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFER.
DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT
United Nations Headquarters,
New York, NY 10017 , USA
YOUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX028 UNITED NATIONS.

Greetings,

We were authorized by the United Nation Secretary General, and the
Governing body of the United Nations Debt Reconciliation Unit in
conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Nigeria after their official
meeting held on Monday, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your
payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of
our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has
been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank and
Government regulatory organs in Nigeria who are trying to divert your
funds into their private accounts

This mail is been writing to you because we have come to understand
that you have lost a lot of money all because you want to receive your
fund well note that all that have been put to a stop as the UNITED
NATIONS in HSBC has mandated and promised with the Federal Government
of Nigeria to assist you with the sum of $5million in other to
compensate you and all you have to do is to contact Rev. Maxwell
Newton, The Chief Protocol Officer of the United Nations Dispatch Unit
Nigerian Branch , responsible for the Delivery/Transfer of your
Compensation Fund as our trusted Staff with the fear of God as a
Reverend Father. Furnish him with the below information and request
that he process the Delivery/Transfer of your Fund $USD5.000.000.00;

1 Full Name

2 Home Address and cell phone number

3 Occupation

4 Amount that was lost by you

Here is the contact detail of Rev. Maxwell Newton, the Chief Protocol
officer of the United Nations Dispatch Unit;

Contact Name: Rev. Maxwell Newton, Chief Protocol Officer
Contact Email:redacted@domain.name


We have three Delivery/Transfer options to dispatch your compensation
Fund $USD5.000.000.00, which you will have to choose your best
preferred option out of the three as listed below, to receive your
Fund:

1. Through Bank to bank Electronic wire Transfer to your Local Bank
Account Over there in your Home Town and will take Within four (4)
Hours to reflect into your Local Bank account immediately the Transfer
is done and you will commence accessing your fund to withdraw or to
transfer any amount

2. Through ATM MASTER CARD delivery to your Door Step and will take
within Two (2) days to arrive your Home Address and immediate you
receive your ATM, you can insert it into any ATM service Machine in
the world and either withdraw or transfer.

3. Through Bank Certified Check Delivery, which will last within Two
(2) day to arrive your Door step and all you have to do at its receipt
is to deposit it into your Local Bank and once cleared you can access
your Fund either to withdraw or transfer.

Feel Free to contact Rev. Maxwell Newton with your above details,
request that he direct you on the Delivery/Transfer and inform him the
best option you choose to receive your Fund $USD5.000.000.00 in his
custody insured by both the UN and the FMN to protect its safety till
it gets to your reception.

Warm regards
MR. ANTONIO GUTERRES

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