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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: "RASIM MOHAMED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rasimmohammed@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2020 20:28:46 -0000
Subject: Receive Your Funds.

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT
EU REGIONAL OFFICE,
10 FURNIVAL ST, HOLBORN LONDON
EC4A 1AB UNITED KINGDOM.
YOU’RE REF: WB/NF/UN/XX0L8 UNITED NATIONS.
03,.NOVEMBER 2020.
 
 
Attention; Funds Beneficiary. 
 
 
My name is RASIM MOHAMED from the United Nations office attached to the Debt Reconciliation and settlement section here in European region London United Kingdom.
 
You will remember that few months ago in 2020 you were in a financial transaction which has to do with funds worth Millions of United States Dollars. The funds were actually belonging to you but you did not receive it till date despite your effort and your hard-earned monies spent the reason you could not receive it is that the former secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-moon personally placed a stop order on your funds. That is why no member nation of the U.N will do anything to release the funds then.
 
The good news now is that the current secretary general Mr. António Guterres has just signed and approved the release of some seized funds coming into your country. As a lawyer in the debt reconciliation and audit section, i found your name and information among the 32 beneficiaries that will receive sum of US$10. Million dollars inheritance funds. Note that all the monies seized were returned to Switzerland special account in the world bank but the funds will be coming to you between 2 weeks' time.
 
I will advise you to stop any further communication with any other person, agency, courier or bank concerning your funds as your funds will be coming to you directly from the U.N without any stress or hitch.
 
Lastly, i do not want you to send me any money but i will do everything possible to assist you to see that you receive your funds within 2 weeks from now. i can only accept any gratification you would give to me after you have received your funds in your possession.
All you need to do is to reply my mails regularly and follow my advice as i proceed immediately you respond to this email.
REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL;  rasimmohammed@yandex.com
 
Please call the undersign for more details.
PHONE;  +448451322683.
 
Regards.                                               From: RASIM MOHAMED
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION OFFICER(UN).

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