419 scam: Mr.John Smith D Attn:Please

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- +447031938842 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- un.worldviewsecurty24@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.John Smith D
Reply-To: <presidencyapproved@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 04:27:26 +0000
Subject: Attn:Please

UNITED NATIONS (UN)
Worldview Security
Bed-ford Avenue, London
United Kingdom.

Att: Bonafide Beneficiary,

With the memorandum of understanding between the United Nation (UN) in London, United Kingdom and the United States of American government(USA) in collaboration with the Citibank in California USA, are hereby empowered your overdue part payment deposited in your favor.

I am Dr. John Smith Danj, a staff of UNITED NATION, London office, United Kingdom.

on Friday 3rd July 2015, I received a letter from our Branch unit, in Johannesburg
South Africa, the letter stated that a file was legally found in one of the office in
Johannesburg South Africa with the reference of your payment.

However, the file clarified that the sum of the Seven Million Five
hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($7,500,000USD) were deposited in Citibank USA in your favor as the beneficiary.

Base on this issue, and as a professional security world wide, we have carry out our
investigation on this matter in above mentioned Bank in USA, and we came out with a cleared result that you are the real beneficiary of the above said amount and now we have finally submitted your file to the Citibank USA and we have also instructed the bank to carry on the transaction immediately.

So, you are advised to contact the Citibank Executive Region Manager CA, branch, USA with his private email contact below for security reasons and also reconfirm your full information details with the bank as the beneficiary of the above said amount kept in their custody and then ask the bank to advise you on what to do to enable you receive your money.

Citibank Region Manager: Mr. Bernardo C. Rojas
email: (mrbernardocrojas@outlook.com)

Note, That we assured to secure you within the period of this transaction.
So, to keep us update, questions and more information, use this email
below for security reasons or call with the telephone number below.

USE THIS EMAIL TO CONTACT US; ( un.worldviewsecurty24@gmail.com )

Wait for your update.

Best Regards,

Dr, John Smith D.
UN Investigation Director.
London.
TEL: +44 7031 938 842

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