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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: UN fund investigation unit <davidmabb03@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidmbah66@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 10:00:12 +0000
Subject: DEAR PRIVILEGED BENEFICIARY, ORDER OF FUNDS PAYMENT

DEAR PRIVILEGED BENEFICIARY, ORDER OF FUNDS PAYMENT

In this way, we want to inform you that we are working on rooting out
fraudsters and con artists around the world through Organization of African
Unity (OAU), International monetary fund(IMF) and FBI. We managed to track
down many of these fraudsters in various parts of the world including
Nigeria, United Kingdom, Spain, South Africa, Cameroon, Italy, Germany and
Senegal etc. They are all in government custody now and will be in
International Criminal Court (ICC) for prosecution. During our
investigation we were able to recover a lot of money from the fraudsters.
United Nations Commission on Crime and The International Monetary fund(IMF)
ordered that the money obtained from the scammers be distributed among 1000
people around the world in exchange for compensation. This mail was
addressed to you because your email address were found in the file during
their investigation, probably you were scammed. Therefore, you will
receive compensation in the amount of $5,000,000.00 (five million US
dollars).
We have secured crediting of your funds to an ATM card. The card will be
delivered to you via the DHL delivery service to your country. We recommend
that you contact the Assistant Director for fund compensation, to ensure
that you received your card without delay.
So please contact below:
1. Name: Mr. David Mbah (Director of Compensation Funds)
2. Email address; davidmbah66@gmail.com
Contact him immediately and send him the following details.
1. Your full name
2. Your country
3. Address/city
4. Telephone number
5. Your occupation
6. Date of birth
7. Your gender
8. Copy of your passport
Management: UN Assets Investigation Unit.

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