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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: UNITED NATIONS<unitednations@un.org>
Reply-To: barristerevans16@gmail.com
Date: 29 Mar 2019 04:02:11 -0700
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZED DR. GEORGE JEFFREY TO PICK UP YOUR FUND.

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT UNITED NATIONS OFFICE
(World Bank Assisted Programme) Directorate of International
Payment and Transfers UN Plaza,
DC2-2060, New York, 10017,
Payment 2019.

I am Steven Terner Mnuchin,the new Secretary of the Treasury under the U.S. Department of the Treasury. I was going through some payment files in my office and i found out that you have not received your $2.3M (Two Million, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars). And your payment files have been laying here for many months and nobody has ever told you the truth why you have not received your fund with united Nation.

I don't want to go far yet, my question is this; Did you send DR. GEORGE JEFFREY to claim your fund? Because he came to my office today with some signed document claiming that you sent him to see after your $2.3M (Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars), now I want you to get back to me by confirming if truly you sent him to me.

Meanwhile if you are still interested in receiving at least part of your over due payment? Just let me know and further details will be communicated to you accordingly.

You are advised to contact VakifBank Of Turkey.

Tell Dr Hasan Ture that you received a message from office of the INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT UNITED NATIONS (World Bank Assisted Programme) Directorate of International Payment and Transfers United Nation,instructing him to send your ATM CARD/VISA CARD and our PIN NUMBER to you, which you will use to withdraw your USD$2.3Million Dollars in any ATM CARD/VISA CARD SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world.
 
So get back to them with your,

1.Your Full Name..............
2.Address............
3.Country.................
4.Age....................
5.Occupation................
6.Telephone Number...........
7.Next Of Kin..................
8.Alternate Email Address:

We thank you for your understanding and co-operation.

PLEASE NOTE: that this payment was legally approved on your name by (UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES Internal Audit, Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division) therefore no body can claim the fund except you.

Yours faithfully,

Steven Terner Mnuchin
Secretary of the Treasury
(U.S. Department of the Treasury)

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