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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: UNinfo <infobank.log@yandex.com>
Reply-To: frankline.associationchember@gmail.comU
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 14:18:55 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: IMF/RAF/IMP/27

Attn! The 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly ( UNGA 73 )
2018/2019 Beneficiary.
 IMF/RAF/IMP/27

This is to bring to your notice that the United Nations in cooperation
with the World Bank have agreed to compensate you with the total sum
of  ( $750,000.00 United States Dollars
only ) Seven hundred and Fifty thousand Dollars after your name and email was submitted by the Internet
International Monitoring Group, during the UNCC Conference Meeting
which was held this last September 2019 edition with UN Secretary
General António Guterres in Geneva Switzerland, as the payment Program
was organized for charity organization/Scan victims and development.

In this regards, your name has appeared among the ( 40 )
Beneficiaries, who will receive the sum of US$750,000.00 Dollars only,
Credited to Online Bank ATM / VISA Card account that was set up for
you as your Compensation in the Bank and it has been approved for
immediate delivery to you.

Your urgent response to this email will help us to facilitate the
onward delivery of your ATM / VISA Card to you. Please contact the
Paying Bank, in the Person of Prof Gwen Franklin. Email- ........franklineassociation.chember@yahoo.com OR frankline.associationchember@gmail.com
Phone ....., +41779392276

And please, do not forget to send to Her Your Full information's, Correctly
1, FULL NAME...................
2,HOME  ADDRESS....................... AND COUNTRY....................
3, PHONE NUMBER,.................... OR WHATS APP PHONE NUMBER............
4, A COPY OF YOUR ID,.....................

Thanks,
Dr Joachim Franklin.....
United Nations Liaison Office
Directorate of International Payment Geneva,

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