419 scam: "Mr. George Bartsiotas" <u.n@unjiu.org> GOOD NEWS FROM UNITED NATION ABOUT YOUR ABANDONED FUND!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- bartsiotas.7902185george@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. George Bartsiotas" <u.n@unjiu.org>
Reply-To: bartgeorge805@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 17:28:44 +0200
Subject: GOOD NEWS FROM UNITED NATION ABOUT YOUR ABANDONED FUND!!

UNITED NATION PLAZA, U.N. ANNEX.
YONKERS NEW YORK, 10701, USA.
www.unjiu.org

My name is George Bartsiotas, a management consultant to various UN organizations, Director "Joint Inspection Unit United Nations" Auditor General to various Government and public sectors, I was the one who introduced fraud detection and prevention policies and procedures, During one of my Auditing, investigation and inspection reviews through our data base I came across an abandoned fund in your favor, you were entitled to receive a payment, your name was stated as the next of kin to this said fund, according to the file.

Have you been seeking for the release of your fund for some years now? Have you been contacted by imposters/ impersonators for this mentioned fund? Spending your hard earned money and being feed with all manner of lies and stories? Now is your opportunity to smile again because I am now in position to let you receive this fund, the fund is real, genuine and will get to you if only you can follow my directives/instructions, those imposters are neither in position to release this fund to you nor help you, Count yourself lucky for being contacted by this office.

I have already assisted some from different locations since my assumption to this office, your fund do exist and others too, you have not been able to received it because you have been dealing with people that have nothing to offer you.

For Verification and approval, send as urgent:
1.FULL NAME...
2. PHONE NUMBER...
3. YOUR ADDRESS...

TO THIS EMAIL: bartsiotas.7902185george@gmail.com

Regards
George Bartsiotas
Director, JIU, United Nation
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