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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: "Mrs. Sussan Badmos" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nlot71@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 13:15:59 -0800
Subject: Final Notification JCHCQCNCOP

UN Visitor Centre
Department of Public Information
United Nations Headquarters
Room DHL-1B-154
New York, NY 10017
E-mail:united_nation@publicist.com

United Nations Compensation Unit, In Affiliation with World Bank Our Ref: UN/WBO/042UK/2018.

Congratulations Beneficiary,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? We had a meeting for the past 6 months which just ended few days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. This email is to all the people that have been scammed. UNITED NATIONS in Affiliation with WORLD BANK have agreed to compensate them with the sum of USD 1.5 Million.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc. We found your mail in the list of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed. You are advised to contact Miss Yolanda Guillermo of our paying centre in Europe, as she is our representative there, contact her immediately.


This fund is in form of a BANK DRAFT/GLOBAL ATM CARD which you can use any where in the world. for security purpose okay? So he will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank of your choice or atm machine. Contact MISS YOLANDA GUILLERMO with your payment code: ST/DPI/829 immediately for your fund at the given address below:
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE: Miss Yolanda Guillermo
E-MAIL: maner-admin@meta.ua

To avoid any problem with your government you are in obligation to obtain, a Duly Sworn Affidavit which will back you up and the Origin of Fund this is for your own good. This is in line with the Anti-Terrorist Campaign which the United state and UN has embarked on recently to protect our Territory from future attacks and terrorist moving fund. You should therefore contact Miss Yolanda to get the Sworn Affidavit for you while we wait to receive from you the Affidavit File Number.

Contact the above person and furnish her with the info bellow that will be required to avoid any mistakes:-

1. Your Full Name :
2. Your Home/Mobile Telephone No:
3. Your Home or Office Address :
4. Age/Occupation/Marital Status:
5. Scanned copy of your identification:

Congratulations, and I look forward to hear from you as soon as you confirm your payment making the world a better place

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