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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: info@btibn.com
Reply-To: saiddjinnitaseglr@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2017 20:35:33 -0700
Subject: Re: UNIFRO-RB/103/18-3-CLIENT-966/16

Directorate of International Payments and Transfers
Debt Reconciliation Committee
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)
Sitting In West African Sub-Region
COTONOU – REPUBLIC OF BENIN.


PAYMENT REF: UNIFRO-RB/103/18-3-CLIENT-966/16

Attention beneficiary

We wish to notify you that your unpaid fund which has been located to a suspense account have been triggered. We are contacting you now because, yesterday two foreigners (Mr. Tim Parker and Mr. Rowland Gulf) visited our office in your stead to inform us that they are your representatives from the United State, whom you delegated as beneficiaries to collect your Funds in your absence.

We do not understand why you sent these men to come and Collect your Funds on your behalf. Due to the rise in international financial crimes and the many complaint we have received and addressed in recent years, we in collaboration with IMF are the team of experts that henceforth monitor and supervise international financial payments. Because of this, we will not want to make any mistake in releasing this Funds to anyone except you who is the recognized beneficiary to this Funds.

Kindly clarify us on this issue before we make this Payment to these foreigners who came on your behalf.

However, if you did not authorize this payment, we will suspend all your pending transfers and arrange your payment through our swift card payment center after verification. You are required to get back to us immediately to verify your identity by providing the information as requested below:

REQUIREMENTS
(1) Your Full Names:
(2) Your Address/Country:
(3) Your Telephone Number:

Send all response via email. In receipt of this confidential email, you are required to get back to us immediately to proceed with the funds release or stop with the release to your representatives and claim your funds personally.

We anticipate your earliest cooperation in this regards.

Yours,

Mr. Said Djinnit {Regional Director}
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC).
London - United Kingdom

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