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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: Edmond Canara <emdcanara@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:33:31 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION FUND

Dear Sir/Madam:

Based on a resolution passed on the floor of the 74th session of the
United Nations General Assembly held in New York in September 2019,
World leaders unanimously Approved a Compensation Scheme for
Humanitarian Empowerment, Worth of US$650,000.00 Per Individual that
unfortunately fell Victim to the Growing Network of Internet
Fraudsters and Scammers Spread all over the World from the year 2000
to Date.
This resolution became necessary considering the huge financial
damages and psychological Trauma the actions of Internet Scammers has
inflicted on Innocent people and Businesses all over the World. The
World Economy has also been affected tremendously because many
Government Institutions and private owned Companies have also been
victimized by these unscrupulous elements of our Society at one time
or the other. The United Nations in Collaboration with the IMF, USAID
and the EU have therefore developed a Compensation Fund to cushion the
effects of this Crime on those affected across all Nations.
To this effect, a total of $20 Billion (USD) has been Deposited with
the Apex Bank of UK (BOE) in Partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York for onward Payment to the short listed Scam Victims whose
names appeared on the comprehensive list jointly compiled and
submitted by the FBI and INTERPOL through information extracted from
arrested Internet Fraudsters who are currently serving various jail
terms in Prison facilities Worldwide.
You are receiving this email because you are one of those whose name
appeared on the "Scam Victims" list and shortlisted for the first
phase of Payment which was planned to commence in January 2021 but
suspended due to the COVID19 Pandemic, however, payment has now fully
resumed. Furthermore, you are entitled to $650,000.00 United States
Dollars only, for Humanitarian Empowerment, notwithstanding how much
you lost fraudulently.
Your prompt response to this email will give you the privilege of
contacting the accredited fiduciary trustees department that will
facilitate the immediate disbursement of your payment to your disposal
without hitch and encumbrances.

Kindly ignore if you got this email by error. NB: Do not hesitate to
Render any Information that can lead to the Arrest of more of these
Fraudsters, and you can also feel free to share Information of fellow
Scam Victims with us so we can also reach out to them.

Regards,

Canara Edmond
Compensation Committee Coordinator

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