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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: United Bank for Africa Plc <mj76424@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitedafrica_Plc2011@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 22:31:51 -0800
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/028 UNITED NATIONS.


FASN: OSB/629578/NIG/GFS63G

Dear Sir/Ma,

We're delighted to inform you that through the LEGAL intervention of
United Nations and World Bank delegates we have successfully secured
the release of your funds which you abandoned because of those corrupt
Government officials. we’re obligated to comply with both Domestic and
International Financial Laws, which requires us to verify your
identity prior to sending or receiving wire transfer to or from
nations. Please understand that this procedure is crucial for
preventing financing terrorism and organized crime throughout the
world. Today the Global Financial Stability Report, a quarterly
publication launched to review a regular assessment of global Pending
Foreign Payments, reviewed that your contract/Inherence fund
US$15,500.000.00 which was seized and confiscated on Tuesday, July 10,
2012 by the Global Illicit Financial Team as it was tagged suspicious
fund transfer was proven to be a legal fund, free from any illegal
business and civil, criminal, or financial crime.

In view to the verification process and survey in the Joint Annual
Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the United Nations, the World
Bank and other key International Financial Intelligence Agencies, it
has been showed that you have fully complied with the International
statutory provision for payment of Huge Funds under Article 102,
section 36, SS 1a-2b of the 2012 International Financial and Allied
Matters Act. Prior to this effect, an irrevocable fund transfer
authorization letter has been forwarded to the remitting bank "United
Bank for Africa" to commence with the fund transfer as appropriate to
you as the beneficiaries with Fund Allocation Approval Serial Number:
OSB/629578/NIG/GFS63G.

With all due respect Sir/Ma, we apologize for the inconveniences and
pains this delay might have caused you and note that your fund
US$15,500,000.00 {Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars} shall
be release to you. Kindly contact; United Bank for Africa Plc, Email:
{ ounitedbank51@gmail.com } with your Fund Allocation
Approval Serial Number: OSB/629578/NIG/GFS63G, as your fund transfer
order has been forward to their bank and you are only required to
re-confirm the following;(1) Full Name:.....(2) Contact Address:....
(3) Tel:... for verification reasons only. Any hesitation or
procrastination in following up as advised here might endanger the
transfer of your fund US$15,500,000.00 into your designated Bank
account within three Bank working days. Thanks and congratulations.

Faithfully;
ANTÓNIO GUTERRES
Secretary-General United Nation
Cc: Bertrand Badré,
Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer.
Cc: Mahmoud Mohieldin,
Corporate Secretary and President's Special Envoy.
Cc: UN Debt Reconciliation Committee.
cc: Mr. Kennedy Uzoka
Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer,
United Bank for Africa Plc

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