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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: "Mr. Jimmy Moore" <jimmymoore265@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 11:38:11 +0100
Subject: YOUR COVID-19 COMPENSATION FUND

UNITED NATIONS COVID-19 OVERDUE COMPENSATION UNIT.
REFERENCE PAYMENT CODE: 8525595
BAILOUT AMOUNT:$3.5 MILLION USD
ADDRESS: NEW YORK, NY 10017, UNITED STATES

Dear award recipient, Covid-19 Compensation Funds.

You are receiving this correspondence because we have finally reached
a consensus with the UN, IRS, and IMF that your total fund worth $3.5
Million Dollars of Covid-19 Compensation payment shall be delivered to
your nominated mode of receipt, and you are expected to pay the sum of
$12,000 for levies owed to authorities after receiving your funds.

You have a grace period of 2 weeks to pay the $12,000 levy after you
have received your Covid-19 Compensation total sum of $3.5 Million. We
shall proceed with the payment of your bailout grant only if you agree
to the terms and conditions stated.

Contact Dr. Mustafa Ali, for more information by email at:(
mustafaliali180@gmail.com ) Your consent in this regard would be
highly appreciated.

Best Regards,
Mr. Jimmy Moore.
Undersecretary-General United Nations
Office of Internal Oversight-UNIOS
http://www.un.org/sg/

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