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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.Lizzy Monaco" <of9514823@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrdammamaunitednationsresident@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2023 17:00:18 +0100
Subject: FROM Mrs.Lizzy Monaco

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Dear Sir/Madam

This is to official inform you that we have been having meetings for
the past Three(3) weeks which ended days ago with Mr. Jim Yong Kim
the World Bank president

and other seven continent presidents on the Congress we treated on
solution to Scam victim problems.

Note: we have decided to contact you following the reports we received
from Anti-Fraud International Monitoring Group your name/email has
been submitted to us

therefore the United Nations have agreed to compensate you with the
sum of($2,500,000.00) this compensation is also including
international business that failed due to Government problems etc.


We have arranged your payment through our MasterCard ATM or Bank to
Bank transaction which

is the latest instruction from the World Bank president Mr. Jim Yong
Kim therefore be advice

to contact
our United Nations Resident. Name Mr.Damien Mama who is in position
to release your

MasterCard ATM or transfer your fund to your Bank Account contact him
and make sure you

forwards your full details as listed bellow.

1. Full Name:......
2. Country:..........
3. Delivery Address:.........
4. Telephone..........:& Occupation.......
5. Your Age...... /Sex....................
6: You’re Nearest Airport..............
7: Copy of your any valid ID card

Once again for the collection of your MasterCard ATM or Bank to Bank
transaction contact

our United Nations Resident to enable you confirm
your payment without further delay and note that any other contact you
made out side his office is at of your own risk.


Thanks
Mrs.Lizzy Monaco

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