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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: "UN CARD" <cube@dtfcloud.com>
Reply-To: <usaacustomercaretexas@usa.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:22:07 -0700
Subject: RE:NOTICE

RE:NOTICE

 

United Nations Compensation Unit, In Affiliation with World Bank A Our Ref: U.N.O/W.B.O/22/10/2017/1982/09/05.

Congratulations Beneficiary,

 

 We have been working closely with the INTERPOL, CIA, FBI and other foreign international organizations as well as Western  Union and Money Gram regarding all payments you have made in the past and we have the complete lists and amount you have made so far. However, until this moment you have failed to receive your payment. We must get you informed that the previous official you have dealt with have been apprehended and would soon be charged to court and brought to justice.

We have been having a meeting for quit sometime now and we just came to a logical conclusion 72hours with the World Bank president and all pending funds and ATM card should be released .

Your email was listed among those that are yet to receivetheir compensation payment.

The United Nations in Affiliation with World Bank have agreed to compensate them with the sumof someofmoney .

 For this reason, you are to receive your payment through a certified ATM MASTER CARD.

Note, with this MasterCard you can withdraw money from any part of the World without being disturbed or delay and please for no reason should you disclose your account information as your account information is not and can never be needed before you receive your card payment. All that is required of your now is to contact our 100% trust officials by the Name of Mrs. Sandra calamease. Below is her contact information:

Name: Mrs. Sandra Calamease

Email: usaacustomercaretexas@usa.com

phone no: ±14092918813

Please ensure that you follow the directives and instructions of Mrs. Sandra calamease so that within72hours you would have received your card payment and your secret pin code issued directly to you for security reasons.

We apologize on behalf of the United Nation Organization for any delay you might have encounteredinreceivingyour fund in the past.

Congratulations, and I look forward to hear from you as soon as you confirm your payment making the world a better place.

Yours Faithfully,

Ms. Emer Herity

 Secretary of ECOSOC

ECOSOC Affairs Branch,

General Assembly and ECOSOC Affairs Division

 

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