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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: "Hon. Antonio Guterres" <ibrahimadeyemi224@gmail.com>
Reply-To: antonioguterres605@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 19:49:15 -0800
Subject: YOUR COVID-19 PANDEMIC COMPENSATION FUND OF $1.5 MILLION IS READY,
RESPOND ASAP

United Nations Organization Covid-19 Approved Fund
405 East 42nd Street,
New York, NY, 10017, USA
Our Ref: IMF/WB/UN/XWFD/0611/X021

Attention: Beneficiary

Having reviewed thousands of extortion/delayed payment release cases
on all the unpaid Inheritance, Lottery winners and Contract
beneficiaries, the European Union (EU) and United States Government in
collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), United
Nations (UN), FBI and the World Bank, has joined forces as Global Fund
Recovery Management and Payment Bureau to tackle the present
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ravaging the world by compensating you as one of
the selected verified beneficiaries that is to enjoy a wonderful
philanthropy gesture from billionaires within Asia, America, Africa,
Oceania and Europe of being compensated with the sum of One Million,
Five hundred thousand United States dollars only (US$1,500,000.00) .

It may interest you to know that your name has been out-listed among
the beneficiaries to benefit from our newly invented program curb
poverty that is associated with the after effect of CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC. This program was invented to help fight against the abuse of
legal human right by those who are privileged to override the trust of
the less privilege. This body was set up to discover all outstanding
unpaid funds being owed to Governments and Individuals all over the
world.

This group is responsible for investigating all reports, the
legitimacy of contracts, inheritance and lotto winning claims by
companies and individuals and directs the paying authorities worldwide
to make immediate payment of verified claims to the beneficiaries
without further delay or hitch, so as to make the world a better place
at this trying times. You are being legally and legitimately contacted
today, regarding the process and release of your long awaited fund. Be
kindly informed that after a careful detailed review of your file, we
have authorized the paying financial institution (United States
Department of the Treasury) to process and release your fund for
immediate transfer to you via a telephone banking portal, which will
be issued in your name, the moment your reply is received.

This payment method initiated, is to stop the practice of the past and
the unnecessary delay on your payment and to ensure that your payment
is not manipulated. This way you will not have to go through the
rigorous process most people went through in the past. To further
ensure you receive your compensation fund as the beneficiary, we
implore that you get back to us with your re-confirmed personal and
bank details as stated below, which is being requested to be sure of
accuracy about your right details to effect transfer of funds as the
case may be:

Kindly provide your Personal information below:

1: Your First Name...............
2: Your Middle Name................
3: Your Last Name...............
4: Your Complete Home Address..............
5: Your Home Tel No...............
6: Your Cell Phone No.............
7: Your date of birth (D.O.B)...............
8: Your Occupation.............
9: Marital Statures...............
10: Copy of Identification..............
11. Country of Residence.................


Details of your telephone banking account information to access your
balance via your telephone will be provided through the United States
Department of the Treasury, with further instructions from us, the
moment we read back from you, confirming this transaction. Be informed
that this matter is very urgent and important, so we are waiting to
hear from you today. Note that because Of impostors, we hereby issued
you our Code of Conduct, Which Is (GLOBAL-0611/X021). So you have to
indicate this code when contacting us by using it as your subject line
for identification and security purpose. you can also contact us
through our Diplomatic agent Mr. Phillip Klopp through his email;
phillip.klopp@diplomats.com

Finally, you have been warned to STOP every communication you have
with anyone now as regards to your payment release.

Your earliest response will be a very big advantage to you!!!

Congratulations!!!

Hon. Antonio Guterres
Secretary-General
United Nations Organization.

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