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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: Anti-Fraud Committee Team
Reply-To: <za0001084@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:10:49 -0700
Subject: Please respond to this letter

Attn:
 
This email notification is being received directly from the Office of the Anti-Fraud Committee of the African Union (AU) Republic of Togo in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) Work Station Lome-Togo, Level P Postal AF Number- 4 /RP/RDBCPN/ SHS/0001. in connection with the large-scale raid (arrest) of internationals admitted to the United Nations (UN) at the level of fraudsters/fraudsters of African nationality. All ISPs saw an increase in email traffic from Africa to other continents.
 
So far, three hundred and six (306) fraudsters have been arrested in this raid and the raid is still ongoing. We have recovered the entire $857 million from them, both in cash and in assets proven to have come from their victims. We found the email addresses of hundreds of thousands of victims in their address books. We will contact you at that time. We have made several unsuccessful attempts to contact you, so we are sending you this final reminder. Thereafter, the United Nations Compensation Commission will have no choice but to cancel your $800,000.00 compensation and mark you as unclaimed.
 
Please respond to this letter immediately: clarify your position on this issue before it is too late, act quickly and follow the instructions for your own good. For more details, please contact United Bank of Africa Lome, Togo. The details were mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of operations. You are hereby warned not to distribute or duplicate this message to them for any reason as our US Secret Service agent is already tracking down other criminals.
 
We have arranged for your payment to be paid to you via a Visa ATM card. It will be issued in your name and sent directly to your address via DHL or a courier service available in your country. The amount of $800,000.00 will be credited to the Visa ATM card. This allows you to withdraw your money from any ATM in your country, with a minimum withdrawal of $10,000 per day. Send the following information for delivery of your accredited ATM VISA card to your address.
 
1. Your first and last name:
2. Your full home address and country:
3. Nationality:
4. Date of birth/ Gender:
5. Occupation:
6. Telephone/ Fax number:
 
Contact: Ms: Manje A. Adette,
Customer Service Manager/ Clearing Fund Transfer Department (UBA Bank for Africa)
Contact email: ( za0001084@gmail.com )
 
We require your urgent response to this email as indicated to avoid further delays. Note: Please contact me immediately today so that we can immediately begin all the necessary processes and protocols to release your compensation payment fund.
 
Kind regards,
African Union (AU)
Anti-Fraud Committee Team Office of the Republic of Togo.

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