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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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.
- stilesdale95@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. stiles" <spo@iasl.com>
Reply-To: stilesdale95@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 23:20:44 +0100
Subject: Good day,

Hello.

At the UN 74th General Assembly (UNGA 74) meeting held on Friday, 27 September at its headquarters in New York City, NY United States, a total of $2,189,500,505.00 was declared by the UN Financial Crimes Commission as funds recovered from fraudulent schemes. These funds were recovered from various governments and anti-fraud entities around the world from accounts connected to embezzlement and other fraudulent practices.

The United Nations has decided to dedicate the funds to compensating fraud victims around the world according to a special pro-rata basis by the affected countries.

We are happy to inform you that you have been selected as one of the beneficiaries of your country to participate in the largesse redistribution.

The analysis from our evaluation department shows you, among other beneficiaries in your country will receive a sum of USD 5,200,500.00 (Euro equivalent CAD 6,906,281.00). The pool includes 399 fortunate victims to be compensated.

Alterna Bank, Canada is your designated disbursement center, you are advised to get in touch with the Alterna Bank representative below for further information on how to receive your payment. It is in your best interest to follow directives accordingly to receive your compensation promptly.

Alterna Bank
2 Bloor Street East, 26th Floor
Toronto, ON M4W 1A8, Canada
Coordinator: Dennis Pham

For Bank verification and fast recognition, you are required to send the following Reference Code (UN2019-2039929) and a scanned copy of valid I.D to the Alterna Bank coordinator below via email address.

Regards
Stilesdale95@gmail.com.
Stiles Dale

United Nations Information Service
Geneva, Switzerland

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