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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: "António Guterres" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjim00i1@gmx.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 19:56:53 -0400
Subject: REF: UN/TBJCC/0937888..../

UNITED NATION COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
AFRICAN REGIONAL HEADQUARTER
RELEASE CODE No: D-ATM-1734
REF: UN/TBJCC/0937888.
Website: http://www.uncc.ch/
 
 
Good Day,
 
 
How are you today? Congratulations! You may not understand why this message came to you. We have been having a meeting for the past Six months which just ended four days ago with the former secretary to the UNITED NATIONS Ban Ki-Moon, European Union, Arab Nations, Asia/Australian President, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and USA President Donald Trump.
 
After this several meeting and investigations base on series of petitions received from some beneficiaries like you, The United Nations Compensation Commission made available $1.07 billion to all the people that have been scammed because of contract/inheritance payment execution in any part of the world, This includes people that may have not yet received their payment or people that had an unfinished transaction/international businesses that failed due to Government problems, both for People that lost their relative's in Middle East War/natural disaster victims and also people that has spent time in contribution to growth of humanity and less privileged. With this payment, the Compensation Commission has paid out $42.3 billion of its total awarded amount of $52.4 billion to over 100 Governments and international organizations for distribution to 1.5 million successful claimants in all claim categories, leaving approximately $10.1 billion remaining to be paid.
 
Now the payment of US$789,831.28 (Seven hundred eighty-nine thousand eight hundred thirty-one dollars and twenty-eight cents only) has been approved on your favour by the United Nation Compensation Commission (UNCC) for abbreviation of the rate of poverty as we saw your e-mail on the list of unpaid individuals. You will receive your payment through a certified ATM Visa Card.
 
NOTE: with this ATM Visa Card you can withdraw money from any part of the World without being disturbed or delay and please for no reason should you disclose your account information as your account information is not and can never be needed before you receive your Compensation payment.
 
All that is required of your now is to contact our 100% trust Chief Protocol Officer by the Name of Rev. Merv G. Williams and indicate this Ref code: (ATM-1734), who will assist you accordingly and arrange the delivery process of your ATM Visa Card Parcel, as he is our UNITED NATIONS representative in UNITED STATE and AFRICA region, contact him immediately for your funds.
 
Contact information:
Rev Merv G. Williams
Chief Protocol Officer, Dispatch Unit.
Email: (mrjim00i1@gmx.com)
Subject Ref code: (ATM-1734)
Direct Telephone line:+234-809-452-9270
 
As soon as you establish a communication with him, ensure that you provide your present address as below to the contact in other for the Officer to effect the change and Re-direct the parcel to your
 
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
AGE/SEX:
IDENTIFICATION CARD/DRIVER' S LICENSE:
 
NOTE: If You Receive This Message In Your Junk Or Spam Its Due To Your Internet Provider. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your ATM Visa Card.
 
Making the world a better place.
 
 
Yours faithfully
 
Approved António Guterres
United Nation Secretary General

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