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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 ORGANIZATION <rentahouseinc2017@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fconsultant930@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 23:41:11 +0100
Subject: Re approval of your funds..


UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT
145-147 New Union St,
Coventry CV1 2NT,
United Kingdom,REGIONAL OFFICE,
+447045753998


YOU’RE REF: WB/NF/UN/XX0L8 UNITED NATIONS.
1'ST. FEBRUARY 2022.

Attention Beneficiary,

I am authorized by the United Nation Secretary General, and the Governing
body of the United Nations Debt Reconciliation Unit, to investigate the
unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favor.

During the course of our investigation, I discovered with dismay that your
inheritance / contract and winning lottery payment has been unnecessarily
delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank and Governmentregulatory
organization in Nigeria who are trying to divert your funds into their
private accounts.

This is to bring to your notice that I am a delegate from the UNITED
NATIONS and i have been instructed by the Secretary-General of The United
Nations Mr. António Guterres To pay only 50 persons from your country who
have been Victims of Internet scam . The United Nations in conjunction with
the World Bank within the debt reconciliation and compensation committee
has decided to pay you $5,000,000 USD ( Five Million United State Dollars)
each as compensation for being scammed and defrauded by some criminals/
scammers in Africa and UK to be precise.

You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims
to be paid this amount, get back to this office as soon as possible for the
immediate payment of your $5,000,000 USD compensation funds.

Therefore, you are warned to stop further communication with any person,
office or authority regarding the transfer of your fund as you will not get
it due to money transfer restrictions in Africa and UK except for payment
from our office and other world organizations.

This email is to 50 selected persons that have lost their hard earned money
from fraudsters /Scammers through the Internet. The UNITEDNATIONS has
agreed to compensate you and every foreign contractor that hasn't received
their contract sum due to Government problems or irregularities etc. I
found your email in our list and that is why I'm contacting you, this has
been agreed upon and signed by the United Nations Board of Trustees from
the WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAM.

I discovered that the document of your funds is intact and very much
available.

Note: The United Nations Board of Directors have Approved and signed your
payment VALUED at $5 MILLION USD, These funds are in a security House for
security purpose while the manuals and instructions are attached to it.
Finally, you are directed to contact this address below urgently for you to
be fully advised on how to receive your Compensated amount via TKT.

CONTACT THIS OFFICE BY EMAIL:- fconsultant930@gmail.com

It is important you reconfirm the following information for official
purposes.

YOUR COMPLETE NAMES...........................
CONTACT ADDRESS........................
PHONE NUMBER....................FAX IF ANY.......
COUNTRY..........CITY.........

Yours Faithfully,

Daniel George.

Copy: Secretary-General United Nation
António Guterres
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
http://www.un.org/sg

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