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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 COMPENSATION COMMISSION (UNCC)" <hopewell.franklin@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barnoth.ifc@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 23:30:36 +0100
Subject: RE: YOUR INHERITANCE FUND NOW IN ATM CARD!


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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (UNCC)
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND TREATIES DIVISION
HEADQUARTERS (NEW YORK): FIRST AVENUE, 46TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10017, U.S.A.
TEL/FAX: (212) 963 3301
UN/A/1116.
Web: http://www.un.org/

U.N.713.2022.TREATIES-2


*RE: PAYMENT OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND WITH AUTOMATED TELLER CARD (ATM)!*


Dear valued beneficiary,

The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) is a subsidiary organ of
the United Nations Security Council. It was established in accordance with
Security Council resolutions 687 (1991) and 692 (2010) to process claims
and pay compensation to individuals, corporations, and international
organizations whose funds have been unlawfully held in arrears by foreign
governments.

Therefore, we want you to know that Human rights are rights inherent to all
human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national
or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status, we are
all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination hence our
involvement to ensure that your rights are paid to you without further
strigent policies.

Be informed therefore that have come in cognisance of your unclaimed funds
and have recovered such funds from the authorities dealing with these
payments. And your purported inheritance fund has been upgraded into an
automated teller card commonly known as ATM card. This is in our bid and
dedication to providing you with safe, secure and reliable transactions and
of course prompts payouts. This method of payment would protect your fund
against diversion and possible embezzlement because security is an issue of
paramount importance to us, and we have adopted a variety of mechanisms and
precautions to fully protect you against fraud and theft.

However, having successfully encoded your fund into the digital electronic
ATM card; here are some of the outlined benefits you should know:

* Withdrawal of your funds from virtually any automated teller machine
worldwide. More than 945,000 visa/plus ATM’s in more than 150 countries!-
use your digital ATM electronic card number to make online purchases,
wherever it's acceptable.
* Use your digital ATM electronic card to make purchases at select
visa/digital ATM merchant terminals.
* send and receive funds instantly and easily to and from other
visa/digital ATM account holders.
* No need to have a bank account to receive money.
* Very fast payment option, usually faster than a wire transfer!
* Less expensive than a wire transfer in most cases.
* Your money is securely deposited in a US dollar account.
* A personalized visa/digital ATM card with your embossed name or preferred.
* Secured access to your money!

We believe this way, you are sure to receive your fund promptly, securely,
and conveniently in a way never before possible

At the meantime, we would appreciate if you would reconfirm your personal
data in the format shown below for administrative convenience:

1) Full name: ____________________________________
2) Your valid address: ______________________________________
3) Phone & mobile numbers: _______________________
4) Profession: ________________________
5) Marital status: _______________________________
6) Date of birth: ________________________________
7) Nationality: __________________________________
8) Personal email: _______________________________

We shall look forward to working with you and providing you with these
exciting new services. If you have any additional questions, please kindly
email us back and we will be happy to assist you. Thanks and God bless.

Congratulations!

Yours faithfully,
Antonio Guterres
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

United Nations: We the peoples... A stronger UN for a better world.

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