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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: Jason Mark <support@mtdtraining.com>
Reply-To: conpensation.jas@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 21:27:20 +0000
Subject: Re: Compensation!

Attention:

We are Canadian solicitors working as representatives to the United Nation and the European Government.
In the course of a recently concluded investigation and subsequent arrests of suspected fraudsters and scammers from Africa in collaboration with the current governments of Ghana, Nigeria, Cote D'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Benin, South Africa, India, European Member State, USA, Canada ETC. The UN security operatives have so far arrested and prosecuted over 300 government and banking officials and arrest is still on going.

So far, the UN security operatives have also recovered about $2.1 Billion from both cash in accounts and properties and assets confiscated.

It is from the address books of the arrested officials that your email address was recovered. Right now, the United Nations (UN) and their Africa Union (AU) counterpart is paying a part payment to those whose emails addresses and other personal data are recovered from these arrested officials, and also paying full contract or inheritance and winning amounts to those with provable information qualifying them as genuine contractors and beneficiaries of funds in the affected African countries, European Nations, Canada and United States Of America.

Contact Jason Mark with your direct cell phone number and your full details for more information.
email:conpensation.jas@gmail.com


I await your email.
Sincerely,
Finance Department.

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