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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 Nation Compensation Commission <"UNCC."@lagoon.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: United Nation Compensation Commission <deptofmanagement0@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 02:30:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear beneficiary.

Address: 405 East 42nd Street,
New York, NY, 10017, USA
Public Inquiries: (646) 817-5272



FROM THE DESK OF António Guterres. {UNSG}

Dear beneficiary.

How are you doing today,Hope this message meets you in good health ?.
This is to inform you that your compensation funds at the tune of
$15,500,000.00 USD brought forward by the help of the
United Nations is now ready to be transferred to you via bank to bank wire
transfer.

NOTE: You are hereby advice to ignore all emails of the same format
claiming to be in possession of your funds that requested
you should pay a little or huge amount of money before your funds will
be delivered to you, please do note that any
email of such composition is fraudulent and you are to report such
individual to the concern security body for proper
investigation and arrest.

The United Nation decided to contact you because of too much scam letters
floating all over the internet and so we do not
wish to see you lose your hard earned money to the wrong people all in the
name to obtain a certificate or whatsoever.

Now, this is what you must do to have your funds conveyed to you, without
regard to your current bank account you are
strictly advice to open up a new bank account with a Federal Credit Union
Bank as it is in affiliation with the UN
Compensation body.

Provide the below information’s and you will be guided on how to locate the
UN Affiliated bank in your state.
(1) Full Name:
(2) country/State:
(3) Phone number:

Thanks.
United Nation Secretary General.
Sir.António Guterres

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