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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: "Dr.Martha Cebulski" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <suport@unitednationcompasation.bestrecovery-department@unitednationcompasation.bestorianeduval@unite>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 07:27:50 -0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary

Dear Beneficiary,
 
Following the petition we received from United Nations Human Rights Commissions (UNHRC) and the International Arbitration panel over a compensation of advance fee fraud and scam victims in USA, Asia, Europe and Africa. The United Nation and African Union has set up a special panel called the (Foreign Debt Reconciliation Panel) (FDRP) that comprises all the financial monitoring and compensation body and IC3 to work out the modalities for an amicable way of making sure that every victim of fraud from Usa, Asia, Europe,Africa and other countries is duly compensated as a pre-condition of lifting the economic sanction.
 
It is significant to mention that the United Nation and African Union is aware of the situation and some funds spent by you while paying the fee to receive your fund, Owing to this development, The World Bank Group and IC3 Foreign Debt Reconciliation Panel has resolved to pay every victim of fraud whichever way in Africa and other part of the countries the sum of ( TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) each. However on verification of the file for approval, your names with several others was approved to receive the compensation:
Note: Caixa Bank Sa, UK have been Officially Assigned to facilitate this Transaction, I hereby advise you adhere to my instruction to enable the bank complete your Compensation Fund Transfer Successfully.
 
Contacte  Mrs.Juan Maria Nin
Tel/Fax: +447895039459
Address : 63 Saint Mary Axe, EC3A 8AA, London
Your Name, Phone number and your complete address in other to call or text you the bank contact to proceed your payment immediatly.
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Best Regards.
 
Dr.Martha Cebulski.
For: United Nations.

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