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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: "Mrs. Juliet Ferguson" <julietferguson113@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrgeorgeo148@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 12:27:37 +0200
Subject: Message About Your Unclaimed Fund


From: UN Fund Recovery Unit

Payment Ref: *UN/IMF/20FR23*



Dear Fund Beneficiary,



This letter is from the United Nations Fund Recovery Unit, newly appointed
by the United Nation secretary general, and the governing body of the
International Monetary Fund. This body was set up to Investigate/Recover
unpaid funds being owed to Governments/Individuals all over the world
through Contract Payment/Inheritance and Lottery Payment etc.



During our investigation, we discovered that your payment has been
unnecessarily delayed by some corrupt officials trying to divert your funds
into their private accounts for their personal use. We have discovered an
outstanding unclaimed sum of *US$10,000,000.00* *(Ten Million United States
Dollars)* in your name, which was to be paid to you as the beneficiary.



Upon recovery of this fund, Payment Approval Order has been issued to First
National Bank of South Africa being your payment bank to commence immediate
payment of your fund via electronic wire transfer into your bank account.
To facilitate the release of the fund into your bank account, kindly
contact *Mr. James Anderson *fund processing manager assigned to handle the
release of the fund to you on the below information:



*Foreign Payment Department*

Johannesburg, South Africa

Contact Person: *Mr. James Anderson*

Position: Fund Processing Manager

Email: james.anderson@accountant.com

Tel: +27 68 750 7377



*PLEASE NOTE*: Your correspondence to *Mr. James Anderson* has the payment
reference number: Ref: *UN/IMF/20FR23* sent along with your *Full
Names,* *Country,
Occupation, Age* *,Tel/Mobile Numbers, Bank Account Details *and*
International Passport* *Copy* or *Driver’s License *for prompt attention.



Yours Sincerely,



Juliet Ferguson

Recovery Administrator, UN

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