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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:
- "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)
- 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.
- sir.ssimonjeremic@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION" <sir.ssimonjremic@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sir.ssimonjeremic@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2016 18:48:35 +0900
Subject: FUNDS AND MONETARY DEPARTMENT
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
FUNDS AND MONETARY DEPARTMENT
AND DIPLOMATIC CONSIGNMENTS DELIVERY
Ref: 00721/2016-UN7302
Attn: Beneficiary,
We have been authorized by the appointed United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS Monetary Unit to investigate bond fund and delayed payment recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed.
To forestall this and implement rigid security,your funds has been insured with a bond policy coverage. We will monitor this payment ourselves to avoid the slow transfer situation created within the few past years.
I am contacting you base on the information received in our office 15th of August 2016. This said information is secured and processed by the United Nations Funds and Diplomatic Consignment Delivery Dept.
An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on your behalf. However, we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions; you are selected as a beneficiary to certain sum as to be mentioned next email and processed to you as a beneficiary from your region based on documentations and history of funds as stated.
In your reply,please state your contacts for verification and communications.
Note: this payment is arranged by the UN to payback those who have been robbed off their hard earned money. The United Nations discovered Millions of Dollars held by the World Bank over the past four decades and we believe this money should be shared among-st the said victims and beneficiaries.
Simon Jeremic
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
Tel: +1 4132715685
Fax: 855-225-4052
Private E-mail: sir.ssimonjeremic@gmail.com
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
FUNDS AND MONETARY DEPARTMENT
Any information statements or opinions contained in this message (including any attachments) are given by the author. They are given on behalf of United Nations.
â“’2016 United Nations All rights reserved.
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