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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: "Ambr. James Knight" <ambassadorjamesknight52@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:49:10 +0100
Subject: Are You Alive? Your Compensation ATM CARD IS READY

Are You Alive? Your Compensation ATM CARD IS READY

Dear Sir,

This is to inform you that the United Nation Organization in
conjunction with the World Bank has released the 2021 compensation
Fund which you are one of the lucky 40 winners that the committee has
resolved to compensate with the sum of (2,000,000.00USD) Two Million
United States Dollars after the 2021 general online compensation
raffle draw held last month during the UNCC conference with the
Secretary-General of the United Nations Mr. Antonio Guterres in Geneva
Switzerland. This payment program is aimed at charities / fraud
victims and their development to help individuals to establish their
own private business/companies.

Your E-mail was randomly selected among others to receive this Fund
through our International Micro Soft Network during the compensation
ballot survey/draws.

But while we are still on investigation we just got a shocking news
and email from one MR FRANK, who claim to be your elder brother with
one Mr RICHARD BAKARE claiming to be your family attorney, in there
statement, you died last month in a motor crash;

However, your Compensation Fund of 2,000,000.00 USD has been credited
into an ATM CARD which you are entitled to be withdrawing 10,000.00
dollars each day from the ATM CARD in any Machine of your choice in
your country or any where in the World.

Therefore, if you are alive, contact Mr Michael Rice, he is our
representative and also United Nation`s Coordinator in Africa
in-charge of your ATM CARD. You can contact him immediately with his
contact address below so that he can direct how you can receive your
ATM CARD immediately without delay.


Contact:- Person:- Michael Rice
Email:- mrice8121@gmail.com
michael.rice@diplomats.com

Furnish him with your current Age, Occupation, Marital Status,
Telephone numbers and Address where you wish to receive your Atm Card,
including scanned copy of your means of identifications. Quote your
Reference number (Awb4J) to enable him locate your file easily and
give you maximum attentions.

Yours faithfully,

Ambr. James Knight
Human Rights Dept.
(United Nations Compensation Commission, MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE).

Confidentiality Note:
The information contained in this message is confidential and/or
privileged. This message is intended to be read only by the person
named above. The unauthorized use, disclosure, copying or alteration
of this message is strictly prohibited. If you are not the
addressee,(or responsible for delivery of the message to the
addressee), please notify the originator by return.

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