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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: ego amaka <drego.amaka205@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:50:30 +0300
Subject: URGENT MEMO NOTICE a life-changing decision:

PAYMENT APPROVAL ORDER
Your File Number is Ref Code #:UNO/UNCC-AP2022 .

ATTENTION : BENEFICIARY
Your abandoned Zonal Compensation funds worth $2.1 Million has been
approved by the United Nation to pay you through the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York,
USA . Address : 33,Liberty St,New York,NY 10045,USA


US Department of Treasury / United Nations Auditors discovered in their
2022 March ending Audit exceptions that your compensation fund is yet
to be received by you.
Please respond by re-confirming your full names, address and telephone
number as your funds and its accruing interest cannot remain in the FRB of
New York Government sundry Suspense Account otherwise your efforts will
be in vain.

Here is the official Incharge of your Fund Processing details
YOU ARE TO SEND YOUR REPLY TO:

GENERAL ZAINAB HAWA BANGURA
UN SENATE COMMITTEE
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE .NAIROBI, KENYA(UNON)
Address: *UN Complex Gigiri, Block-X & W, P.O Box 30218 - 00100 Nairobi,
Kenya*.

EMAIL ADDRESS:
budgetregulatoryauthority@presidency.com


You were selected using a computer voting system made up of Microsoft,
Yahoo ,Gmail ,Mail.ru, Facebook and Email users with more than 20,000
companies and 3,000,000 email addresses unique names from around the
world.


Don't ignore this message as this could be your chance. Your time starts
now.



WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR FUND PROCESSING
Waiting for your urgent response .

Regards ,
GENERAL ZAINAB HAWA BANGURA
Regional East Director-General of the United Nations Office
Official Incharge

<https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/profiles/zainab-bangura-0>

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