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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: UNITEDNANTION OFFICE <addminfile0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unsecretary234@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 23:44:48 +0100
Subject: URGENT NOTICE


UNITED NATIONS (U.N) PLAZA 761, NEW YORK.
UNITED NATION OFFICE
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027
Motto:- A Stronger United Nations for a Better World

URGENT NOTICE

We, officially Notify you concerning your beneficiary payment that is left
in our custody, Besides, the very reason why our credibility to execute
your payment directly from this office is because of many reports received
so as to be sure of this and to avoid any problem or delay again. so, this
is to confirm from you if you still want to receive your fund or not?
Meanwhile, Mind you that this is very last time to notify you, we have
official concluded everything about the delivery of your Consignment Box
worth of Ten Million And Five Hundred Thousand United Dollars)
$10.500,000usd from the United Nations COMPENSATION BOARD commission
payment reconciliation program of 2021 end of the year, (UN) for online
scam victims, which the Un/Swiss Bank has decided to distribute it
generously to help few lucky individuals and the American Government is in
agreement with the (UN) and Swiss Bank to distribute the fund to among-st
215 companies and individuals. people in America, Europe & Asia in other to
help improve their businesses,

Through this my office, UN Secretary General (Mr. Antonio Manuel). to
deliver to you over there in your country because we had a meeting last
week concerning about your fund and we concluded that because your
Consignment box will not continue keeping here because next week all the
fund will be taking to the government of this country treasury purse and we
don’t want that to happen to your fund, so now we just concluded that your
COMPENSATION fund will be delivered to you immediately but you have to pay
for the Delivery Notary stamp agreement fee that immediately you received
your fund that you are going to send the full total tabulated delivery fee.

I strongly recommend you respond back with the $75 dollars only, Report me
to authorities if I fail, if you are really ready to pay, please reply with
your direct phone number as well but if you are not ready to pay the fee,
please do not waste your time and write back okay. don't be confused about
your compensation funds because since last year I got your full information
about this your compensation fund so don't lose your funds because of $75
Notary agreement fee to pay all the fee once you receive your fund because
that's only money holding it here right now just go ahead to buying Google
Play cards Or iTunes Card with receipt and search the cards open And sent,
honestly don't use of only $75 and you to think that I am lying to you
because seem is believing so don't say that this is lie or scam if you did
not give me the chance because what I am asking is only $75 and you will
confirm everything yourself.

We are so sure of everything and we are officially giving you a 100% $75
back guarantee, if you do not receive your payment within the next 7hrs the
same time you send the Notary fee. Note This Today; That all in less than
seven hours upon the receipt and that's unfailingly, if possible, you are
advice for your own good to send it today because that's what I will only
advise you if you want anything good for yourself.

THANKS, FROM
MR. MARK MALLOCH-BROWN
UNITED NATION ADMIN SECRETARYCONTACT EMAIL: un-secretary1@secretary.net
<https://e.mail.ru/compose/?mailto=mailto%3aun%2dsecretary@secretary.net>CALL
OR TEXT NUMBER +1 801 527-241.

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