419 scam: "Sir Jeremy Greenstock"<jeremygreenstock10@gmail.com> Approval notification, confirm urgently

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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:

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447937415074

Fraud email example:

From: "Sir Jeremy Greenstock" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unmfunds@zoho.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 11:38:21 -0400
Subject: Approval notification, confirm urgently

Dear Beneficiary,

We have detected attempts to divert your contract / inheritance / consignment claims of US$2.5 Million to an account in Cyprus. We got a report that some Directors in different organization were remitting fund meant for bonafide beneficiaries into account of their choice and during our investigation I find below account submitted for claim of your fund and the said MR GEORGE NIKOLAOU is standing as your representative to receive your fund.

NAME OF BENEFICIARY: GEORGE NIKOLAOU
BANK NAME: NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE (CYPRUS)
ADDRESS: 86 MAKARIOS AVENUE BRANCH 541. 3506 LIMASSOL, CYPRUS
SWIFT CODE: ETHNCY2N541
IBAN NUMBER: CY81006005410000005413367487

Kindly reconfirm if you have authorized your fund to be remitted into the above stated bank account.

For further verification and onward release of the approved fund kindly get back to this office with your full Name, address, cell phone number and your banking details/ID to commence the process of your remittance today. Failure to contact this office within 48hrs, will warrant remittance to be made to the submitted bank account.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,
Sir Jeremy Greenstock
United Nation Fund Monitoring and security Dpt.
Office: +447937415074
E-mail: unmfunds@zoho.com

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