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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: "Mr Mark Lowcock" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <talibusman1955@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:54:38 +0800
Subject: United Nations Compensation Unit, Emergency Relief Coordinator,
United Nations

United Nations Compensation Unit, Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations.
 
Dear Beneficiary,
 
We have previously sent you emails in respect of your outstanding compensation payment which has since been assigned to you.We were going through your payment portfolio and came to a logical conclusion that you are yet to receive your compensation payment.We must get you informed that your email was listed among those that are yet to receive their compensation payment. The United Nations in Affiliation with World Bank have agreed to compensate each with the sum of USD500, 000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only.
 
For this reason, you are to receive your payment through a certified ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT. Note, with this Master Card you can withdraw money from any part of the World without any problem and please for no reason should you disclose your account information as your account information is not and can never be needed before you receive your card payment. All that is required of your now is to contact our 100% trusted officials by the Name of Mr. Talib Usman. Below is his contact information:
 
Name: Mr. Talib Usman
Email: talibusman1955@gmail.com
 
Below is the tracking numbers of different beneficiaries from different countries that have received their ATM Master Card payment without any problem. Please tracking the number below for your perusal:
 
Country: Kingdom of Bahrain
Tracking number:2242543026
Website: www.dhl.com
.......................................
 
Country: Canada
Tracking number:9281594781
Website: www.dhl.com
 
Please ensure that you follow the directives and instructions of Mr. Talib Usman so that within 24-72 hours you would have received your card payment and your secret pin code issued directly to you for security reasons. We apologize on behalf of the United Nation Organization for any delay you might have encountered in receiving your fund in the past. Congratulations, and I look forward to hear from you as soon as you confirm your payment making the world a better place.
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
Mark Lowcock
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA)

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