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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: Kennedy Blair <blairkennedy278@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:30:01 -0500
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary.


I am writing to inform you that I am a delegate from the United Nations
Compensation commission and to notify you finally about your outstanding
Compensation payment of Eleven Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars ($11.700,000.00) with identification number NIG/UNCC/280/020.

This compensation is being made all over the world for losses/damages as a
result of the Covid 19 pandemic. An instruction was given by the Office of
Presidency and United Nations (UN) and also (IMF) to transfer the Sum of
Eleven Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
($11.700,000.00) to you, but for security reasons we are suggesting
transferring to you through ATM Debit which you can use in any ATM Card
cash point, Shopping mall or Banking ATM Card terminal, You can withdraw
money from your ATM Debit Card from any ATM Machine location or center of
your choice/nearest to you, in any part of the world.

Meanwhile: Barrister Brian Sydney Jim, Is The security company Attorney
where your money is lodged in their security vault and for more information
kindly contact him in the below mentioned email address:
barristerji21@gmail.com

NOTE: The U.N. Compensation Commission is actually a real organization, It
was created by the Security Council in 1991 as a way to compensate the
victims of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and all over the world, the money
for payments came from a fund that receives a percentage of the proceeds
from sales of Iraqi oil.

Yours faithfully,
Blair Kennedy
United Nations.

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