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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: "MR KAY SCHELLER JR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrkayschellerjr725@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2018 13:57:24 -0000
Subject: FUND MANAGEMENT AGENCY

United Nations /
Fund Management Agency,
405 East 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10017, USA
 
Fund Payment Notification;
 
I am Mr. Kay Scheller Jr., member board of auditors, United Nations Fund Payment Management Agency. Our organization has a mandate to recover unpaid debts associated with inheritance funds, lottery funds and contract sum. We are here to ensure that the approved beneficiaries receive their compensation funds payment as awarded to them on or before this Month end. In the course of our investigation, we discovered here that a total sum of US$8.5 Million was approved in your name with the Ref No#: UN/7720/N2/08 and Batch#: 041/05/UN018, but was still unclaimed til date. And with our mandate this year, resolution was reached and we have concluded arrangement to deliver your funds payment to you with any of the two payment options below.
 
 
(1) Bank-to-bank wire transfer payment of your funds direct into your account.
 
(2) Consignment Cash delivery boxes to your home address.
 
In order to ensure that your compensation funds payment is been paid to you as approved and awarded by the United Nations, you are requiredto chose from the above listed options the best method of payment you prefer to receive your funds and reconfirm below your full detailed information to this office quickly, so as to ensure accuracy in your funds release order and make sure that you include your mobile/cell phone no# for the attention of the paying office via the accreditted
Bank CITIBANK NY, and kindly get back to this office immediately for the processing and payment of your approved funds valued sum of US$8.5 Million to you.
 
1). Your Full Name;..............
2). Your Home Address;...........
3). Cell / Mobile Phone No#;.....
4). State / City / Country;......
5). Age / Sex / Occupation;......
6). Copy of ID;..................
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Regards,
Mr. Kay Scheller Jr.,
member board of auditors,
UN Fund Payment Mgt Bureau

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