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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"<78@mirkrovly.org>
Reply-To: uspsde797@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 02:34:52 -0800
Subject: Attention Beneficiary Scam Victim Compensation Payouts

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
1775 K ST NW # 400
WASHINGTON D.C., DC 20006-1500, UNITED STATES


DEAR FUNDS BENEFICIARY (COMPENSATION PAYMENT ORDER)


During the course of our investigation, we have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists. The United Nations Anti-Crime Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have ordered that the money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among the first 100 Lucky people around the World for compensation. This Email/Letter is been directed to you because your {Name & Email Address } was found in one of the scammer Artists file and computer hard-disk while the investigation, maybe you have been scammed. You are therefore being compensated with the sum of US$1, 200,000.00 (US$) (One Million Two Hundred Thousand United State Dollars).


The paying bank which was United Bank for Africa has confirm to us since last week Friday that they have completed our contract with then by issued out 100 Master card loaded with (One Million Two Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) each ATM card, to the 100 Lucky people around the World and handed it over to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Address: John F Kennedy Airport? 250 N Boundary Rd Ste 1, Jamaica, NY 11430. for delivery, which included your Name and email address


please kindly contact the United States Postal Service (USPS) if you have not yet receive your own card contact then with the below contact details:



1 Your Name:...
2 your House Address:...
3 Your phone Number:...
4 Any Of Your Government Issued Id Card..
5 Card No#: 5199 1106 4349 8329
6 Card Expires End 01/25


please complete the spaces with your details such as Your Name, Address, and phone Number forward it to the United States Postal Service (USPS) for the delivery of your card if you have not yet receive your own card immediately.


Here is the United States Postal Service (USPS) contact details below

........................................................................
{ Contact Name: Mr.Louis DeJoy, United States Postmaster General
{ Contact Tel Phone: +1 270 883 3667
{ Contact Email: louis.dejoy@uspssdelivery.com Or info@uspssdelivery.com
........................................................................


please add him on your whats-app number or send him sms message immediately you receive this letter for urgent communication because it may not be able to answering your phone calls do to some personal reasons, Contact him immediately for the release of your ATM card


Contact her immediately for the release of your ATM card

Yours in Service.

Mr. Benjamin Gordon Robert Swanson,
Assistant Secretary-General in
the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS)

Please make sure you are a scam victim to respond to this Email if this mail come as an Error Ignore it and Delete Immediately

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