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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: =?utf-8?b?Ik1yLkFudMOzbmlvIEd1dGVycmVzIiA8c2VydmljZUBtczEubGluYS5nb3Yu?=
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Reply-To: unitednationscrimewatch@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:30:29 -0700
Subject: [GSN Suspected Spam] URGENT UN COMPENSATION!!

UNITED NATIONS ASSISTED PROGRAMMED
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND
TRANSFERS. UNITED NATIONS LIAISON OFFICE
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: UN/CPO/WB/845/2020

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not
understand why this mail came to you. We have been having a meeting
for the passed three months which ended two days ago with the UNITED
NATIONS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND AUDITORS with old secretary to the
United Nation General Ban Ki Moon.

This message is to all the people that have been scammed in any part
of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with
the sum of US$2,500,000 USD (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars). This includes every foreign contractors that may have
not received their contract sum, and people that have had an
unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to
Government problems etc. We found your name and your email address in
our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed
upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact Ms. Liu Kuan Li (Taiwan)
E-mail:unitednationscrimewatch@gmail.com, as our representative,
contact him immediately for your (ATM Card) of US$2,500,000 USD (Two
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars}. This funds are
in ATM VISA CARD for security purpose OK? so he will send it to you
through Courier Services and you can use it in any ATM machine in any
part of the country, therefore, you should send him your full Name and
telephone number/your correct mailing address where you want her to
send the ATM VISA CARD you immediately.

Contact Mr. Liu Kuan Li (Taiwan) (unitednationscrimewatch@gmail.com)
immediately for your ATM VISA CARD. Once Again When Contacting him do
send your Your Full Name, Residential Address, Private Phone Number
for immediate release of your ATM VISA CARD to you as son as possible.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as
soon as you receive your ATM VISA CARD.

Making the world a better place.

MY BEST REGARDS.
Mr.António Guterres
secretary to The United Nation.
Web:http://www.un.org/sg/
unitednationscrimewatch@gmail.com

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