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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: "MONEY COMPENSATION" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:46:15 -0800
Subject: MONEY COMPENSATION

testasdasdAttn: Beneficiary
Dear Sir/Madam

This is to officially bring to your notice that the New government of UK London, USA Government, All Asian Government, World Bank and United Nations have decided to compensate all the scam victims with 3 Millions British Pounds each (THREE MILLIONS BRITISH POUNDS ONLY) You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims and to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your 3 MILLION BRITISH POUNDS compensations funds.

On these faithful recommendations, we want you to know that during the last U.N meetings held IN AFRICA, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the loss of funds by various individuals to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In order to compensate scams victims, the Africans Body in conjunction with UK LONDON Government, USA Government, All Asian Government, World Bank and United Nations is now paying a total 150 victims of this operator 3 Millions British Pounds each in accordance with the U.N.recommendations.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems, your payments are be supervised by the United Nations Officials and the CORIS BANK and Finance International Bank as the corresponding paying office, According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries have already been paid, half of the victims are from the United States,and India. We still have more 36 victims left to be paid ther (THREE MILLIONS BRITISH POUNDS) compensations funds.

For the claiming of your compensation 3 millions british pounds through the credited MASTER CARD and pin code, kindly feel free to contact our approved private officer from U.N
Name: Mr. Dominique Strauss,
Email: dominiquestrauss003@gmail.com
He will instruct what you will do in order to successfully transfer your compensation amount to you.

You will receive your Compensation amount through a loaded master card payment or through Online Bank Wire Transfer. This is the two paying options approved by the UK LONDON Government, USA Government, All Asian Government, World Bank and United Nations, you will be detailed with modalities as soon as you contact the assigned approved U.N Delegate officer of the U.N and Finance International Bank.

Finally you are free to decide how you would like your compensation of 3 Million British Pounds funds to be paid to you as soon as possible.

Sincerely Yours
Mrs Elizbeth Borrison

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