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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 Nation <nationunited2003@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:06:37 +0000
Subject: FROM: MRS. MARY JOHNSON(.SECRETARY UN AUDIT MONITORING UNIT ON
FINANCIAL MATTERS)

FROM UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
INTERNAL AUDIT, MONITORING, CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION ON
FINANCIAL MATTERS.

FROM: MRS. MARY JOHNSON(.SECRETARY UN AUDIT MONITORING UNIT ON
FINANCIAL MATTERS)

Attention Beneficiary,

We are hereby informing you regarding to the transaction concerning
your outstanding fund which you are having with the Bank in Ivory
Coast which was discovered through our network gazzet .

However, during our last meeting of this first quarter of the year
due to certain reports from the International Communities , European
Union , World Bank Auditors concerning the Foreign debts after so many
investigations we discovered that a lot of foreigners that awarded
contracts, Inheritance, Lottory Winning in west Africa Region which
you are among those has not been paid due to certain uneccessary
demands of fees from the banks and some government bodies.

Meanwhile any bank that faild to release the fund as instructed will
be penalised by the Int' banking laws under (IMF) and world bank
Auditors , Pls for your information ignor any mail or telephone call
from any part of the world unless from our office or the paying bank

For this reason, the United Nation has approved to compensated you
with the sum of $750,000. 00 Dollars with 7 among others In This
United Nation West Africa Head Office The Payment will Be Issued into
ATM Visa Card And Will Be Send to You From The BANK in Cote DiVoire

We Need Your current Address Passport Copy, First And Second Pages,
Your Private Telephone Number So That You Will Be Easily Be Reached
When The Parcel Arrived Your Home Door Step.

As Soon As We Received Those Information Needed and your response, We
shall then Now send to you the Contact Of The Paying Bank For The
Delivery Of Your ATM Visa Card Or Any Other Means You Want It To Be

Yours Sincerely

MRS. MARY JOHNSON

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