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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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Fraud email example:

From: "UN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Un101671@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 01:50:15 -0700
Subject: URGENT!

760 United Nations Plaza New York City, NY 10017,
 
Attention: Contract/ Inheritance and Lottery Victims.
Good day Sir/Ma.
 
Immediate compensation for loss of funds to Contract/Inheritance/Lottery Victims.
 
I hereby inform you that the United Nations Organization and World Bank have this year intervened to redeem the loss to all Contractor/Inheritance and Lottery Victims by compensating all foreign contract/Inheritance/Lottery Victims.
 
Note: Consequent to this maltreatment and humiliation metered on foreign contractors and inheritance Beneficiaries and Lottery beneficiaries, we have come to the conclusion to take over and redeem the loss that was made by the above beneficiaries during the cause of pursuing their Contract/Inheritance/Lottery in Africa and abroad, in view of this, We have mapped out funds this year to compensate the contract/Inheritance/Lottery Victims, In our resolution, made this year march 2022 in New York, It was agreed by the all the International Bodies and United Nations Secretary-General that each of the victims should be compensated with the sum of Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$6.5M) only. Firstly, we want to start by making compensation payments to all Foreign contract Victims and Inheritance Victims including Lottery Victims all over the world, It has been agreed by the United Nations Secretary-General to compensate all contract and Inheritance Vic
hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$6,5M), we want to compensate you, people, for all the money you have lost in the hand of crooked officials in searching for the payment your contract fund, Inheritance, and lottery fund for the past years.
 
Therefore On this note, the United Nation and World bank have to compensate every foreign contract Victim and inheritance beneficiaries Victims with the sum of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$6,5M) no matter how much they lost during the course of the transaction for the past years, therefore we instruct that you comply with us immediately you receive this notice and reply to this email as instructed to have your own compensation of Six Million, Five hundred United States Dollars (US$6,500,000.00).
 
Directors Contact: Dr. Collen Vixen Kelapile. (Botswana. Citizen).
United Nations Compensation and Development Program
UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION
United Nations 700 19th Street, NW.
 
Email: nu671@yahoo.com
 
You are now directed to contact Dr. Collen Vixen Kelapile., Director United Nations Compensation and Development Program, with the above email address immediately you read this notice for your own compensation ofUS$6,500,000.00 by next week with the following required information below to enable his office to register your name and your particulars with the payment computer and send to you our already prepared Special World Bank Master Debit ATM Card Prepared especially for you with the amount of Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars(US$6,500,000.00).for immediate withdrawal from any ATM machine in your Country, you are therefore instructed to forward to him the following information below
 
1. Your full name and address.
2. Your Identity, either your working Identity Card, Driving License, or International Passport
3. Your present working status.
4. Your reachable personal Telephone/Mobile Number.
 
Congratulations.
 
Thanks. Volker Türk,
High Commissioner for Human Rights. OHCHR of UN
for Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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