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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: "SAMUEL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <muthsamuel550@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 07:06:32 -0700
Subject: Re: Confirmation and Ownership of the Funds($5.5 Million).

United Nation Treasury
In-conjunction with
Arizona Bank And Trust
 
Attention Beneficiary,
 
Re: Confirmation and Ownership of the Funds($5.5 Million).
 
After the just concluded United Nation 73rd General Assembly in New York,
The United Nations Executive Council, President Donald Trump, African Union
and Asian Community has concluded to pay all foreign debts as approved
funds from the United Nations Treasury. But considering the large number of
debtors from the globe and debts to be paid are huge, the United Nation
Executive Council did its Raffle Draw on email addresses submitted.
However, your email address was picked by the Raffle Draw Machine and you
are hereby shortlisted for payment in the Last quarter payment of 2018.
 
Note: That only ten (10) Beneficiaries will be paid this year.
The Sum of Five  Million Five Hundred Thousand United States (USD $5.5) has
been approved to be paid to you as the bonafide beneficiary. Be informed
that your transfer will take place from Arizona Bank And Trust through
online transfer upon receipt of your response.
 
You are urgently advised to get back to us so that we will give you  e-mail
address of Arizona Bank and trust for you to contact them for the immediate
release of  your fund valued $5.5 Million
 
Immediately we receive your response, we will start  processing the release
of your fund.
Waiting for your urgent response.
 
Yours Truly,
Muth Samuel
Director, International Finance.
United Nation Treasury.

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