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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: Mrs Deborah Hall Scottie <okoyemaryc71@gmail.com>
Reply-To: francisjamalwood@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 03:56:56 +0930
Subject: Update For Your Funds Dear Scam Victims,

This was at the United Nations 72nd General Assembly UNGA 74> meeting
held on September 2021 at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland a
total of $2,000,000,000.00 was declared by the UN Financial Crimes
Commission has recovered funds from fraudulent activities
These funds have been recovered by various governments and anti-fraud
entities around the world from accounts connected to embezzlement and
other fraudulent practices

In an effort to cushion the loss suffered by fraud victims the world,
the UNCC United Nations Compensation Commission has set up a
compensation scheme to return funds lost by victims from fraudulent
activities all over the world. These payouts will start out with 400
randomly selected individuals and the extent of their compensation
will be decided from the findings of our surveillance report

We are glad to announce to you that you are one of the 400 randomly
selected persons to benefit from the first phase of this compensation
scheme. Our analysis shows a total sum of $5,000,000.00 to be paid to
you and the other 399 victims of fraudulent activities in the
wide-world. Please note that for victims in your category and country,
ESL Federal Credit Union United States has been chosen to oversee all
relevant disbursements. Kindly reach out to ESL Federal Credit Union
representative stated below to begin the process and access your
payment. It is of utmost importance that you keep close to all
instructions to follow and to do so without delay

ESL Federal Credit Union United States
Contact Person" Francis Jamal Wood
Email" francisjamalwood@gmail.com

To begin the compensation process, you are required to send this
reference code,(WHKYF27PU9) to ESL Federal Credit Union representative
Mr.Francis Jamal Wood, also with a reconfirmation of your full
personal profile details listed below

1 Profession
2 Full Government Names
3 Age
4 Home address
5 Phone number

Thank you for your kind attention

Respectively
Mrs Deborah Hall Scottie
United Nations Information Service
Geneva, Switzerland

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