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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrs.ramonaolsen@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Ramona Olsen" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:17:37 +0100
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
(INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERINATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-ANEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027
ATTN:Honorable Beneficiary,
IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
This is to inform you that we are waiting for a speed attention from you today Friday 24th Januiary 2020 concerning the release of your compensation payment of USD6.7M from our organisation United Nations.
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm
With reference to the above payment file number,via instructions received from our head quarters hereby notified of a fund in your favor and we are sorry for the hitches you have encountered in the past from different offices in receiving your compensation payment.
NOTE:To perfect your claim herein, it is mandatory that you kindly respond to this message as your full name and address is our second quarter payment schedule in order to proceed with the immediate processing of your payment and dispatching of your ATM Master card to your address which we already have in our data.
Kindly reconfirm your full name and address and direct cell phone number and a copy of your ID to enable us to commence the immediate processing/release of your payment without further delays.
Please I want you to understand that this measure is to protect our interest and ensure that we deliver efficiently as promised with both parties involved playing safe.You are therefore, required to get back before the end of today to enhance speedy conclusion of your compensation payment valued at US$6.7M.
NOTE:Failure to adhere to the above instruction will attract our inability to release your card to your house address nor release your compensation payment without future consideration or whatsoever.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mrs. Ramona Olsen.
PAYMENT CO-COORDINATOR.(UN)
Pls.Reply to : mrs.ramonaolsen@gmail.com
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