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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: online <online@haco.co.th>
Reply-To: infos0543@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 20:19:15 +0700
Subject: Office of the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN)
serves as the United States delegation to the United Nations.

Office of the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN) serves as the United States delegation to the United Nations.
Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations.

This is to inform you that we noticed your failure and difficulty in completing your international transactions, and we see it right to contact the IMF on your behalf. The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (Kristalina Georgieva), said; that the
the reason you could not receive your International funds is due to the amount of money involved with the transaction project. She stated that any International transaction that involves two countries originating from Africa and is above US$500,000 is mandatory to undergo a series of investigations, and during this investigation,n the fund owner/receiver is expected to make lots of payments in securing varieties of documents and settlement of fees. So from the look of things, and in respect to what the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund has explained to this office, I do not think that you are financially fit to afford all the money involved in securing documents and settlement of fees to receive your international funds, therefore you will not achieve anything if you keep on contacting them and sending fees to them in that manner. And for that reason; we have instructed the ILC Finance Group to open a Private Online-Account in your name, you can access this account from any part of the world after they provided you with the correct details (account number & password) to log in. Your total International funds approximately $ 9-5 million US Dollars (US$9,500,000.00) have to be transferred into the Private Online account in your name. Furthermore; you should contact the ILC Finance Group via email ( Ilcgroup@currently.com ) immediately for more details and guidelines on how to access and move your fund from this account with no charges or restrictions.

So send your Names,
Address, and phone number to them, and you should stay away from any
another office about the funds after you contact.

ILC Finance Group
Phone: +1 (585) 532-6660
Contact Person: Mariah H. Smith (Chief Executive Officer).

Henceforth, it is at your own risk to contact or send fees to any person or office if not the above-instructed ILC Finance Group.
Contact Mariah H. Smith at the ILC Finance Group to receive your fund.

Sincerely,
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
United States Ambassador to the United Nations

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