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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- alexderrick.nations@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Tamara Tomlinson" <ms.carman.lapointte@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alexderrick.nations@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:34:21 -0400
Subject: Making the world a better place!

Attention;

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is
because of the restrictions implemented by your
Internet Service Provider, we (UN) urge you to treat it genuinely. How are
you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not understand why
this mail came to you. In regards to the recent meeting between the United
Nations and the United States Government to restore the dignity and Economy
of Nations based on the Agreement with the World Bank
Assistance Project On (COVID-19) pandemic to help and make the world a
better place.

We have been having a meeting for the past 3 months which ended 2 days ago
with the Secretary General of the United
Nations. This email come to those who are yet to receive their
compensation/inheritance/winnings/Corvid 19 and who have been scammed in
any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them
with the sum of $1,500,000.00 USD (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars). This includes every foreign contractor that may have not
received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished
transaction or Compensation payments that failed due to Government problems
etc.

Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team
observers and this is why we are contacting you, this has been agreed upon
and has been signed, so you are advised to contact (Alex Derek) of the
United Nations Compensation Commission, as he is our representative in the
USA. Contact him immediately for your Compensation payment of $1,500,000.00
USD (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) Funds will be
released directly to you in accordance with legal clearance and procedures.

However, you should send him your Full Name/Telephone Number/ Age/ your
Residential Address/Gender and Occupation. Contact ( Alex Derek)
immediately for your compensation payment: Email:
alexderrick.nations@gmail.com
He is obliged to give you a call or sms and treat your case with utmost
urgency as soon as you contact him and fill out
your correct details including all reachable phone numbers for him to get
in touch with you via phone and email. Good luck and kind regards, Making
the world a better place!

Mrs. Tamara Tomlinson
(UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK).
http://www.un.org/sg/

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