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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: Rebeca Grynspan <odessajacksfan@mygrande.net>
Reply-To: "mrsellenjohnsonsirleaf05@gmail.com" <mrsellenjohnsonsirleaf05@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 15:23:23 -0500 (EST)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?OMEDELBART_L=C3=84SNING_AV_DIN_FOND_10_MI?=
=?utf-8?Q?LJONER_USD_ENDAST_VIA_ATM_VISA-KORT.?=




Förenta Nationernas organisation
Informationssektion.
760 United Nations Plaza,
New York, NY 10017, USA.
RE: DOCKET NR. OP 292.
VÃ¥r ref: UN/BKL/STB

OMEDELBART LÄSNING AV DIN FOND 10 MILJONER USD ENDAST VIA ATM VISA-KORT.

Observera: Sir/Fru,

Vi vill informera dig om att din e-post har valts ut som ett av de tidigare bedrägerioffren tidigare. Förenta nationen, Världsbanken och Parisklubben har instruerat United Bank for America New York att bearbeta och släppa din restitution värd 10 miljoner USD genom ett ATM-KORT

Vi är mycket ledsna för den svåra situation du har gått igenom tidigare. Vänligen återkomma till mig för ytterligare instruktioner.

T/C gäller.

Tack för din tid och förbli välsignad.

grattis!
Med vänliga hälsningar,
Rebeca Grynspan
U/N/ generalsekreterare

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