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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 NATIONS ASSISTED PROGRAMMED <zzenithbankplssp@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infozzenithbankplss@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 12:56:23 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY!

UNITED NATIONS ASSISTED PROGRAMMED
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND
TRANSFERS. UNITED NATIONS LIAISON OFFICE
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: UN/CPO/WB/845/2022


Attention:Beneficiary!


How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?You may not
understand why this mail came to you. We have been having a meeting
for the past three months which ended two days ago with the UNITED
NATIONS BOARD AND AND WORLD BANK ORGANIZATION AUDITORS,with New
secretary to the United Nations. Mr.António Guterres.This email is to
all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world,

The UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of
($2,000,000.00 million dollars} each. This includes every foreign
contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people
that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses
that failed due to Government problems etc.We found your name in our
list and that is why we are contacting you, this has been agreed upon
and has been signed.

You are advised to contact Mr.Ebenezer N. Onyeagwu, of ZENITH BANK
NIGERIA PIC, as he is our representative, contact him immediately for
your (ATM Card) of USD ($2,000,000.00 million dollars} each.This funds
are in an ATM MASTER CARD.for security purpose OK? so he will send it
to you through Courier Services and you can use it in any ATM master
card in any part of the country,

Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone
number/your correct mailing address where you want him to send the ATM
MASTER CARD.to you.
Contact Mr.Ebenezer N. Onyeagwu, immediately for your ATM MASTER
CARD.Person to Contact Ebenezer N. Onyeagwu, Bank Name Zenith Bank
Nigeria Plc Contact him now on his direct Email:
infozzenithbankplss@gmail.com Once Again When Contacting Him Send To
Him Your Full Name,Residential Address, Private Phone Number.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as
soon as you receive your ATM MASTER CARD.

Mr.António Guterres
United Nations Secretary General.
Web:http://www.un.org/sg/

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