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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Glenn Wood <ralphdrummondralph1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: glennwood212@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2021 10:31:03 +0100
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERINATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-ANEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027
ATTN:Beneficiary,
This is to inform you that we are waiting for a speed attention from you
today
concerning the release of your compensation payment of USD6.7M from our
organisation United Nations.
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm
With reference to the above payment file number,via instructions
received from our head quarters hereby notified of a fund in your
favor and we are sorry
for the hitches you have encountered in the past from different
offices in receiving
your compensation payment.
NOTE:To perfect your claim herein, it is mandatory that you kindly
respond to this message as your full name and address is our second
quarter payment
schedule in order to proceed with the immediate processing of your payment
and
dispatching of your ATM Master card to your address which we already
have in our data.
Kindly reconfirm your full name and address and direct cell phone
number and a copy of your ID to enable us to commence the immediate
processing/release of your
payment without further delays.
Please I want you to understand that this measure is to protect our
interest and ensure that we deliver efficiently as promised with both
parties involved
playing safe.You are therefore, required to get back before the end of
today to enhance
speedy conclusion of your compensation payment valued at US$6.7M.
NOTE:Failure to adhere to the above instruction will attract our
inability to release your card to your house address nor release your
compensation payment without future
consideration or whatsoever.
Respectfully Submitted,
GLENN WOOD
PAYMENT CO-COORDINATOR.(UN)
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