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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <usa.un1600000@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 09:00:58 +0100
Subject: Message From United Nations,

United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)
Villa La Pelouse
1211 Geneva, Switzerland

10/05/2017
Reference: UN/13b583326/17

Claim Your Compensation online

Dear Victim,
The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) a subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council (link is external) created under Security Council resolution 687 (1991) has begun the process of identifying and paying compensation for claims of losses and damage suffered as a direct result of (1) The devastating earthquakes and Typhoons that has ravaged Asia and the Pacific between November 2013 and January 2017, (2) The May 2016 McMurray Wildfire in Canada, (4) All Victims of faulty vehicle airbags and (5) Scam victims in Asia and the North America and Canada .

Categories / Payment Schedule

Natural Disasters $5, 000.000.00

Faulty airbags $1,000.000.00

Scam victims $ 2, 000.000.00

In 2005, about 3.58 million claims, with an asset value of $400.5 billion, were filed with the Commission. The Commission concluded claims-processing in 2005, and the total compensation awarded was $52.4 billion to approximately 1.5 million successful claimants. Nineteen Panels of Commissioners reviewed and evaluated the claims submitted by governments, international organisations, companies and individuals. The panels reported their recommendations to the Governing Council for approval.
To date, the Commission had paid out about $100.4 billion in compensation awards to successful claimants.
The commission requires your utmost co-operation in carrying out this onerous task.
To this end we require you furnish us with the following details.

Name:
Address:
Tel.....
Valid means of identification:
Nature/type of claim:

Details must be sent to the Liason officer (UNCC) Ambassador. Ferenc Horvat.


Yours Faithfully,
Ms. Suzanne Herbert{PA}
UN Secretary General
http://www.uncc.ch/

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