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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: "Angela Friedrich" <proland@mtnmail.com.cy>
Reply-To: ups-dispatchcs@post.com
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2017 15:26:04 +0200
Subject: identification number UNCC/1511/017

After much attempts to reach you, I deemed it necessary and urgent to
contact you via your e-mail address and to remind you about your
compensation payment. Having received your Claim Application, I write to
inform you that the United Nations Compensation Commission have approved
an outstanding Compensation payment of €1,859,050.00 EUR with
identification number UNCC/1511/017.

During our 82nd Governing Council Session, we realized that you are
eligible to receive a compensation payment of €1,859,050.00 EUR This
compensation is being made to all of you who have suffered losses/damages
as a result of fraud, accident or illness etc.

For more information, contact United Parcel Service (UPS) agent to confirm
and double check with your Full Names:.., Resident:../Delivery Address:..
and your direct telephone number:.. for the delivery of your cashier check
worth (€1,859,050.00 EUR).

United Parcel Service(UPS)
Contact Name: Abu Richard
Tell: +234-805-136-6861
E-mail: ups-dispatchcs@post.com

*Please take note that you will be responsible for an insurance fee of
€95.00 EUR to (UPS).

Thank you for your patience.

Angela Friedrich
Program Manager
United Nations Human Settlement Programme

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