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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: "Ms. Amina J. Mohammed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jmarraccino@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:01:40 +0100
Subject: (RECEIVED YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT FUNDS)

WEF/WORLD BANK PROVISIONS
UNO PALAIS DES NATIONS
AVENUE DA LA PAIX 14
PORTAIL DE PREGNY
1202 GENÈVE,
SWITZERLAND
 
 
Hello: Sir,
 
 
Please, do I have your privilege to confirm if this your email address is confidential to you alone or re-confirmed your private email to enable me send you a very confidential letter from United Nations on Financial Empowerment programs under World Economic Forum (WEF) / World Bank Groups.
 
The letter is on the project of the UN/World Bank SOCIO-Economy Financial Empowerment Provisions, for “empowering people” and it is extremely confidential and private to you alone. Therefore, re-confirm if this email address we are reaching you now is private to you or provide a confidential email address to reach you directly on the next letter. You can also view the following website related to the WEF economic empowerment programs.
 
(A) Website:https://www.weforum.org/whitepapers/advancing-financial-inclusion-metrics-shifting-from-access-to-economic-empowerment
(B) Website:https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/06/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-is-about-people-not-just-machines/
 
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about empowering people, not the rise of the machines, so re-confirm the authenticity of your email address for the full details of empowerment. All correspondences should be sent via email: jmarraccino@aol.com
 
 
Best regards,
 
Ms. Amina J. Mohammed
WEF/United Nation (UN)
Deputy Secretary-General
(C): +770 502.00XX | outside Swiss: +41 770 502 00XX
Email: jmarraccino@aol.com

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