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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: "DR.BELLO MUSA." <wamadirector514@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drbellomusa009@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2023 17:55:08 +0000
Subject: UN COMPENSION FUNDS APPROVED.

ATTN: Beneficiary:

We have received many reports and complaints from the West African
Economic and Monetary Union In conjunction with the ( FBI) and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) The United Nations Compensation
Commission (UNCC). in our recent joint meeting of the (ECOWAS )
Economic Community of west African State, an agreement was reached to
compensate the individuals whose names and email address were
shortlisted .

The few banks that were involved in this extra unprofessional fees paid by
your humble self are listed below:

THE BANKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(Bank Of Africa, (BOA) (Cori’s Bank International, Eco Bank, And
Central Bank Of West African States (BCEAO) Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) .

We have at the same time commenced the full Process of your fund claim
which was never t transferred even after payments were dully made by you.

in view of the above development, Your names and email address were
shortlisted among the victims of this unprofessional charges/fees and the
approved sum of $5.500, 000 USD Only has been mapped out to compensate you, we
do not really know what went wrong but have decided to ensure you get
compensated as agreed in the recent meeting for equity and fairness.

in our goodwill as the United Nations Compensatory and Classification
Section as enshrined to protect and guide human rights for continuous and
maintenance of good relationship internationally has been very
supportive to the African continent and its economic growth generally,

be further advised to reconfirm the receipt of this notice and forward a
copy of your identity card and your bank account details for further
commencement of this approved payment;


Thank you as we Look forward hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,
Dr.Bello Musa.
UN Compensation Section,

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