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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: "Mr Claude Anthony Shelar" <vsevolod@irpin.com>
Reply-To: anthonyshelar276@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 16:42:50 -0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS FROM UNITED NATION ATM CARD CENTER OFFICE



GOOD NEWS FROM UNITED NATION ATM CARD CENTER OFFICE

MR CLAUDE ANTHONY SHELAR UN Special Delivery AGENT
1775 K Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006

How are you today? hope all is right with you; Please I advised that you
should read this email message very carefully and urgently get back to me
immediately to avoid wrong delivery of your overdue inheritance unpaid ATM
CARD fund worth of $4.8 Million USD presently at our custody United
Nation.

But we are having misunderstanding because a lady by name Mrs. Delores
Olea, from United States of America called our Office on Wednesday stating
that she is your new next of kin that you have given her the power of
attorney to claim your unpaid ATM CARD Fund worth of $4.8 Million USD, she
clearly informed our Office that you have instructed her to receive the
funds on your favor that you are greatly Will which makes it impossible
for you to ask all our calls and email to you so far that you cannot work
or answer any calls due your presently health condition.

Executive Board of Director Federal Ministry of Finance World are
currently and so confuse about her claim that is why the authority
instructed me to contact you for us to know if she is telling us the truth
or not to avoid delivering of your unpaid fund worth of $4.8 Million USD
to unexpected person as we have no clue about this person Mrs. Delores
Olea.

After she provided this info to us, she instructed us not to bother or
disturbed ourselves by contacting you because you cannot access your email
presently due to your present health condition that we should deliver the
funds to her provided information directly because she is now acting on
your behalf. If you still interested of this ATM CARD fund kindly
reconfirm your directly information to us urgent to avoid wrong delivery
such as okay.

1. Your Full Name:=======
2. Your Telephone No:====
3. Your Country:=========
4. Your Home Address:====
5. Your occupation======
6. Your Nearest airport:==

We wait to hear from you soon Don't keep us waiting for your own good.

Your Sincerely
Mr Claude Anthony Shelar
contact me with +19176635615
UN Special Delivery Agent


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