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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: The United Nations Commission on Human Rights <jan.eliasson67@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ljamesjohnson72@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2021 01:06:58 +0100
Subject: RE: STATUS OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND!


UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (UNCC)
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND TREATIES DIVISION
HEADQUARTERS (NEW YORK): FIRST AVENUE, 46TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10017, U.S.A.
TEL/FAX: (212) 963 3301
UN/A/1116.
Web: http://www.un.org/

U.N.713.2014.TREATIES-2



RE: YOUR INHERITANCE FUND NOW IN AUTOMATED TELLER CARD (ATM CARD)!


Dear Sir/Madam,

The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) is a subsidiary organ of
the United Nations Security Council. It was established in accordance with
Security Council resolutions 687 (1991) and 692 (2010) to process claims
and pay compensation to individuals, corporations, and international
organizations whose funds have been unlawfully held in arrears by foreign
governments.

Therefore, with reference to your unclaimed inheritance fund, we are
delighted to inform you that your funds have been recovered,
embedded/upgraded into an Automated Teller Card (ATM) commonly called ATM
Card. However, with respect to provision Section 17 of decree 114 of the
1999 constitution, you have been approved to receive a totaled sum of
$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
only, through our correspondence Bank. The above sum has already been
upgraded into an Automated Teller Card (ATM) and shall be sent to you upon
due clarification by the Accountant General of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.

We want you to know that Human rights are rights inherent to all human
beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or
ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status, we are all
equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination hence our
involvement. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and
indivisible. Therefore, the UNCC in its decision 17 has selected the
Accountant General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to handle this
payment.

In view of this development, you are strictly advised to reconfirm your
personal data in the format shown below for information verification and
administrative convenience. Please carefully fill the questionnaire below:

Names: (In Full)
Gender:
Date of Birth:
Valid mailing Address:
City:
Zip Code:
State:
Profession:
Cell Phone:
Other E-mail:

Of course, we realize you may have questions that need to be answered and
we are ready to make sure those answers are delivered promptly and to your
complete satisfaction.

We thank you for your valued attention and urgent co-operation on this
matter. Your prompt response will be appreciated highly.

Thank you and God bless.

Yours in Service
António Guterres (Secretary-General)
United Nations

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