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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 Nation Organization <info@unitednation.org>
Reply-To: mrselizabethwilliams233@secretary.net
Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 04:01:34 -0500
Subject: Your Money is with us the United Nation


Attention Beneficiary: ,

This is to bring to your notice that I am a delegate from the United
Nations to The IMF/FBI/ORDERED/ (U.N Compensation Unit) West Africa
Regional payment Office to pay 521 scam victims $7,000.000.00USD (Seven
Million United States of America Dollars only) each Through an ATM SWIFT
CREDIT CARD that can be cashable in any ATM MACHINE NATIONWIDE. You are
listed and approved for this payment, On this faithful recommendations,
I want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held in
(ASIA/AFRICA), it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on
the lost of funds by various individual to scam artist operating in
syndicates all over the world today.

At this point you are advise to Re-furnish us with your Details to
enable us commence the release of your ATM Gold Credit Card Valued of
$7,000,000.00. We wait your immediate response with the information
below:

NAME.......ADDRESS........... TEL.............

DATE OF BIRTH ..... COUNTRY.......... SEX.............

OCCUPATION.......

Please you are advice to stop any communication with any person or Body
that you are currently paying money to due to transaction which you have
online with the person.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Elizabeth Williams.
Contact Email: mrselizabethwilliams312@secretary.net
C.

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