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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: "Thiago David (UN)" <td256040@gmail.com>
Reply-To: thiagodavidd30@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2023 19:51:58 +0400
Subject: (NOTICE OF COMPENSATION)

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(NOTICE OF COMPENSATION)

My office, the United nation economic social council, received your
information sent to us by the United Nations and The World Bank to pay you
$1.2million USD (One Million Two Hundred Thousand United State Dollars). as
compensation, which you are entitled to. On behalf of my office, please
accept my apology for the bitter experience you suffered in the past,
regarding this very matter, while reassuring you that the present
intervention of the UN and The World Bank's strong resolution has signaled
the final end of such a problem.

On that important note, I wish to duly inform you that you are required to
send any of your identification items such as your driver License or
International Passport without any further delay. This is very important
considering the fact that this payment exercise is a sensitive issue,
because a Special Monitoring Unit comprising UN Agents and the World Bank
counterpart is keeping 24hrs surveillance in my office in making sure the
aimed desire of this exercise is achieved with utmost success.

So please, the advised procedure as mentioned above always afford us the
opportunity not to pay to the wrong person. Meanwhile, your file is
currently undergoing final regularization with the legal department of this
management for the onward final payment of the said fund in your favor
strictly through the ATM master card payment system as approved by the UN/
WORLD BANK..

Call as soon as you receive this letter as confirmation; my office awaits
your immediate response. E-mail: info@unesc-us.org Tel: +1 607 225 0766.
Your prompt response will be highly appreciated at this point. We are
willing to serve you better; my office awaits your immediate response.

Thanks,
Yours faithfully,
Email: thiagodavidd30@gmail.com
Mr. Thiago David

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