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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: "Ban Ki Moon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ericm3844@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 12:29:05 -0400
Subject: YOUR REF: UN/IMF/00/2017/UK/0981

DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT
United Nations Headquarters,
YOUR REF: UN/IMF/00/2017/UK/0981
 
Greetings,
 
We have sent several emails and memo to you without any response, we just concluded another meeting with all parties involve and we have reached an agreement as regards your compensation funds. We advise you respond back to this email without delay in other to confirm your interest in receiving this funds.
 
 
Yours Faithfully,
Secretary-General United Nation
BAN KI MOON

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