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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. SK Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chris6dvs1@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 16:06:32 +0100
Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE KOLNER BANK

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE KOLNER BANK
 
 
Attention: Beneficiary,
 
 
You may not understand why this mail came to you. We have been having a meeting with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world. The UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$3,500,000.00.This includes every foreigner that may have not received their contract sum, unpaid lottery winners,next of kin clients and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc. We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you.
 
 
After the meeting, a Woman came to our UNCC payment department presenting a bank account number that will receive this money, she said that you are dead, this Woman, Mrs. Kathleen Duncan claim to be your next of kin, she forwarded some documents of funeral service held for you so as to divert your fund. She also forwarded the same bank account number to the approved paying bank, Kölner Bank PLC to commence an immediate transfer of the fund.
 
 
Below is the bank account number that she gave to the paying bank and us for the transfer of the fund.
 
 
ACCOUNT NAME: KATHLEEN DUNCAN
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 2201066461
BANK NAME: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELON
BANK ADDRESS: 1 WALL ST NEW YORK, NY. 10286
ROUTING NUMBER :222370440
SWIFT NUMBER; IRVTUS3N
 
 
But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to write to your email address which after 2 days from now and there is no response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the transfer but If proved otherwise by you that you did not die then contact the Remittance Manager of the paying bank mr chris davies and forward to him your full name, home address and your direct telephone number These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that you are not dead. Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge this Woman to court and prosecute her, While your compensation fund will be paid to you immediately without any further delay.
 
 
So in this view, you are to contact mr chris davies immediately to confirm to him that you are still alive and to enable him make the payment to you immediately.send him your HOME ADDRESS AND YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER.
 
 
Person to Contact Mr. chris chris
Email: chris6dvs1@outlook.com
 
 
Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your fund.
Making the world a better place
 
 
Mrs. SK Williams
Office of the UN Secretary-General (UNITED NATIONS)

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