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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: "United Nations Assisted Programme" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.un.org00@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 08:36:06 +0200
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE??

United Nations Denmark
Foreign Debt Settlement/Reconciliation
United Nations
 
 
TO  WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
 
 
I am directed to contact you in order to urgently confirm from you if
actually you know one Mrs Robert Greg who claim to be your
business associate/partner. The said Mrs Robert Greg
confirmed to us that you are Dead and she will like to change all the
Information that you gave to us as our bonafide beneficiary.This
development is coming now that the Ministry want to offset all
outstanding payments to all our legal foreign beneficiaries around the
world.Note that your payment file was affected.
 
 
As you may know, the total amount in your favour is a total sum of
$3.5 Million Dollars.We need to confirm from you if you are Dead or
Alive.Bear in mind that If we do not hear from you within 72 hours,it
automatically means that you are dead and the information passed to us
by Mrs Robert Greg  is correct. You are to contact me through my
email address as soon as you receive this message so as to know the
true position of things with in order to avert any mistake in
remitting your out-standing payment to a wrong person/account.
 
 
Your swift response will help this ministry alot. Do email me with
your full names and direct phone  number for an easy communication,
your age and occupation world suffice. Finally send an urgent reply to
enable us educate on the next step to take.
 
 
Jens Wandel
Resident Representative Denmark

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