419 scam: "Rev. Eric Pieos"<no-reply@compdept.com> TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN!!

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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:
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Eric Pieos" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <es214501@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2016 09:56:22 +0200
Subject: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN!!

Debt Reconciliation/Audit Unit
United Nations Headquarters,
New York, NY 10017, U.S.A.

Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX023 United Nations.

Dear Beneficiary,

We are authorized by United Nations and the Governing body of Debt Reconciliation Unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favor.You are listed as one of the beneficiaries that have not been paid his/her inheritance payment for long now.

In other to retain the good image of this country, we have been instructed to payment all clients concerned after due verification before final payment process.I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you with your details below for reconfirmation

Your Full name
Contact Address
Phone and Fax Numbers
Occupation
Age
Next of Kin

These will enhance the immediate processing of this transaction to a successful one.

Yours faithfully,
Rev.Eric Pieos,
Chief Protocol Officer
United States of America

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam