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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: NOTIFICATION OF THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND <christopherduru8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnallen6102@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:03:06 -0700
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND

OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS.
405 East 42nd Street, New York, 10017-3599,
United States of America.
Wire transfer/audit unit.
Our Ref: un/ga/ny/xxx/01/2021.

Attention :Beneficiary.

NOTIFICATION OF THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND

This is to inform that your long over due fund valued the sum of
US$25M {Twenty five Million United States Dollars} has finally been
approved but it has also been brought to our notice that a gentle
man,named Rick Jones has just forwarded a new bank coordinates: Bank:
Hang Seng Bank, Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road, Central - Hong Kong,
Account Name: Rick Jones, Account Number: 235-325172-882, Bank Code:
024, Swift Code: HASEHKHH.

However, He claims that he is your next of kin and that you are dead.
Now, here comes the big question:
Did you authorize the above mentioned person to claim your funds? Are
you truly dead or alive? Is Rick Jones your next of kin? Kindly
confirm the above questions and get back to us with the below
information for verification as the wire will be done within 48hours
from this notice:

Your name:
Current home address:
Country:
Occupation:
Telephone Number:
Age:
Gender:

You are hereby directed to contact the new President General Assembly
of the United Nations below:

ANTONIO GUTERRES
PRESIDENT 76TH SESSION
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
UNITED NATIONS.
TEL: +13152883778
EMAIL: (antonioguterres83@aol.com)


We await your urgent response so that we can proceed with your payment.

Yours Faithfully,

JOHN Allen
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
TO SECRETARY GENERAL,
UNITED NATIONS.

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