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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 Nation Organization" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brafab75@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 04:41:53 -0700
Subject: RE: US$2,620,000.00 Grant Award Notification

Reference No. UNF/CG-24021
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
RE: US$2,620,000.00 Grant Award Notification
 
Are you the owner of this email address? if yes, then congratulations!
This is to notify you that you have been selected by the board of
trustees of the United Nations Charity Foundation based in the United
State of America for a cash grant award of US$2,620,000.00 with
reference No. UNF/CG-1802B, for your business, economic and social
research developments of your community.
The United Nations Charity Foundation grant award is conducted online
annually and geared towards global humanitarian development and
poverty eradication.
 
Participants emails were chosen worldwide from different categories
based on their personal and business development of their respective
environments.
For further details and to collect your US$2,620,000.00 cash grant
award, kindly send your Official Name, telephone and fax number, Age,
Occupation, country, to the paying bank with below information today
by email with the above reference number.
CONTACT PERSON: Mr. John Havens
E-MAIL:info2citib@gamil.com
www.citi.com
 
Yours sincerely,
Jurgen Aschhoff
Notification Officer

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