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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: "Mr. Juan Matthew." <payment@uncc.org>
Reply-To: unccremittancedesk@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 03:32:09 -0400
Subject: Your United Nation Compensation Fund

Attention; Beneficiary,

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, it is
because of the restrictions imposed by your Mail/Internet Service
Provider, we urge you to treat it genuinely.

This is coming to you in regards to the recent meeting between the
United Nations and the United States Government to restore the dignity
and Economy of Nations based on the Agreement with the World Bank
Assistance Project.

This email come to those who are yet to receive their
compensation/inheritance/winnings and who have been scammed in any
part of the world, this includes every foreign contractors that may
have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an
unfinished transaction or Compensation payments that failed due to
Government problems etc. The UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate
you with the sum of $4,700,000.00 USD (Four Million, Seven Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars).

Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team
observers and this is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed
upon and have been signed, so you are advised to contact Mr. Alex
Bates of the United Nations Compensation Commission, as he is our
representative in the USA. Contact him immediately for your
Compensation payment of $4,700,000.00 USD (Four Million, Seven Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) which will be released directly to you
in accordance with legal clearance and procedures.

However, you should send him your Full Name/Telephone
Number/Residential Address/Gender and Occupation.

Contact Mr. Alex Bates immediately for your compensation payment by
replying to this email or emailing the address below:

Mr. Alex Bates
Email: unccremittancedesk@hotmail.com
Tel: 1 (914) 288-6426

He is obliged to give you a call and treat your case with utmost
urgency as soon as you contact him and fill out your correct details
including all reachable phone numbers for him to get in touch with you
via phone and email.

Good luck and kind regards,

Making the world a better place!

Juan Matthew.

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