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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: "UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <office.office3@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 11:57:35 +0100
Subject: Your compensation payment....

New York City (International territory)
760 United Nations Plaza,
Manhattan, New York City
 
 
                                          
    UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK.
 
 
Attention Honorable Beneficiary.
It is our pleasure to notify you that we have been having a meeting for the past 7 months after several reports reaching this office by United States Government in conjunction with International Monitoring Intelligent Unit which was ended 2 days ago with our logistic department for the reimbursement of some fund spent by you during your inadequate dealings with some impostors who claim to be staff in banks and other regional payment centers, and as matter of fact, we the UNITED NATIONS in conjunction with World Bank have agreed to compensate you with the sum of US$700,000,00 through our logistic department paying center as a result of your scammed victim.
 
This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract/inheritance sum, and people that had 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, this has been agreed upon and has been signed.
 
In this regard, you are advised to immediately contact Mr. Usman Bello of our logistic department paying center via contact information here in below with your genuine details for immediate transferring of your compensation payment to your nominated bank account without any further delay as he is our representative.
Person to Contact: Mr. Usman Bello
Email: office.office3@aol.com
Tel:  +1646-657-1347
Thanks and God bless you, hoping to hear from you as soon as you received your compensation payment, making the world a better place.
 
Regards,
 
 
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
http://www.un.org/sg/

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