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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: Ms Alyssa Shaw <msaashaw@gmail.com>
Reply-To: msalyssashaw_uno@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 02:35:24 -0700
Subject: STAY HOME AND STAY SAFE!!!

UNITED NATIONS/FBI/IMF ASSISTED PROGRAMME
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS,
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX029
(United Nation) Human Right Activist Dept.
On Debts Reconciliation On Foreign Payment Matters,
Unit B1, 50 Bank Street London E14 5NS,
London, United Kingdom.

Tel: +447024038755
Fax: +448447741617
Email:msalyssashaw_uno@outlook.com

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CASH DELIVERY.

I am Ms. Alyssa Shaw, the newly appointed director general in charge
of approving & releasing all outstanding PALLIATIVE payments owed to
foreigners and also the special adviser to the United-Nation.

I am delighted to inform you that the PALLIATIVE panel of the UN,
which just concluded it’s seating in London just released your (E-mail
Id & Name) among the currently approved beneficiaries who are to
benefit 100% from this very diplomatic 2nd quarter payment of the
year. This panel was primarily delegated to handle all genuinely
listed names for the payment.

At this moment, I wish to use this medium of communication to inform
you that for the time being the (UN) has completely stated that any
beneficiary of the outstanding debt, will receive his or her payment
in cash.

In this regard, I am going to use my good office now to send your
approved part-payment in the tune of $7,000,000.00 (Seven million
United States Dollars) only by cash to you via a diplomatic courier to
your doorstep. I will personally secure every needed document as the
newly appointed director and with the assistance of the lawyer
representing the (UN) office here in London. All these will be done
perfectly only on the condition that you will give me 10% of the
funds.

All you need to do now upon your acceptance of my condition, is to
send to me the following: Your full name, Home address where the
consignment will be delivered, Telephone numbers, Your means of
identification, either passport or driver's license.

Please, I need your urgent reply via my email address:
msalyssashaw_uno@outlook.com

Respectfully Yours,
Ms Allyssa Shaw.

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