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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: Jones Carl Lee <jonescarllee42@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: mr.jonescarllee42@live.com
Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 07:57:37 -0700
Subject: INFORMATION

UNITED NATIONS
UN SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FACT-FINDING MISSION
ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION S-9/1

Our Ref: UN/BKL/STB


IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND US$1.5 M ONLY VIA PREPAID VISA CARD

Dear Sir,

We wish to inform you sir, that your payment of $1.5 Million USD, from
the United State of America Government, has been released, and ready
to be paid to you sir, via, PREPAID VISA CARD, which you sir,
will/shall use to withdraw, the remainder of $5 Million USD, from any
ATM Machine, in any part of the world!!

We have mandated the US-Department of Treasury, to issue a PREPAID
VISA CARD and PIN# which you will use to withdraw the fund from any
ATM machine in any part of the world but the maximum amount you can
withdraw per day is/are $4,000.00 USD, you sir, is/are strongly
advised, to immediately contact, Danny Wilson the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
TREASURY Plc., via, his email address:(dannywilsonlawfirm@yahoo.com),
and send to
him your information such as:

1) Your Full Name:
2) Your Contact Address:
3) Your Mobile/Cell Phone:

The PREPAID VISA CARD approval in your name has been sent to Mr. Danny
Wilson, and he is/are so waiting, for your above information, to
enable him process, and send to you sir, the CARD and PIN numbers,
without any other delays, so please make sure, you sir do contact him
right now, with your information, and tell him, that you sir has
received, a message from the UNITED NATION, instructing you sir, to
contact him, for the immediate release, of your money funds, via,
PREPAID VISA CARD!


Please, we is/are very sorry, for the plight, you sir has gone
through, in the past, so thanks for adhering, to these instructions,
and once again, accept
out congratulations!

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Jones Lee

President, UN Security Council

www.un.org

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