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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: "U.N/FBI Compensation Unit" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uncompensation.unit@onet.pl>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 15:02:45 -0700
Subject: RE: (U/N Compensation Unit)

Attention: Beneficiary,
 
This is to bring to your notice that I am a delegate from the United Nations to The IMF/FBI (U.N Compensation Unit) West Africa Regional payment Office to pay 521 scam victims $1,200.000.00USD (One million two hundred thousands Dollars only) each Through an ATM Gold Credit Card. You are listed and approved for this payment, On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lost of funds by various individual to scam artist operating in syndicates all over the world today.
 
At this point you are advise to contact our authorized payment unit in charge to enable them commence with the transfer of your funds immediately with the information below:
 
NAME.......ADDRESS........... TEL.............
DATE OF BIRTH ..... COUNTRY.......... SEX.............
OCCUPATION.......
 
UNION BANK Representative: Mrs. Edwardo Susan.
Email: uncompensation.unit@onet.pl
Telephone: +1-5097-7846-27.
 
Please you are advice to stop any communication with any person or Body that you are currently paying money to due to transaction which you have online with the person.
 
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Ivan Goldman.
United Nation Representative.

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