419 scam: "Mr George aLuke"<un@un.int> Attn: Account Holder, TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER OF $23,500,000,00 USD

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr George aLuke" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <transsaction2016@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2016 12:25:46 -0700
Subject: Attn: Account Holder, TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER OF $23,500,000,00 USD

SUN TRUST BANK
Address: 101 CALIFORNIA ST #2850, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
UNITED STATES
Phone:+1 559-223-3513

Attn: Account Holder, TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER OF $23,500,000,00 USD

This is to notify you that a new development has been made by today in
which the SUN TRUST Bank which has been holding your funds all this
while
has been

ordered to release it to you.

The bank has created an online bank account on your behalf and the
online
bank account has been funded with the total sum of $23,500,000,00 USD
in
which you

would be able to withdraw any amount of money daily from the online
account.

Below is the online bank account details
Welcome! To - sun trust Bank Online Pl c Secure Account Page

Activate
2016-6-9
Created Opened Account
Balance $23,500,000,00 USD
Sort Code. 00169381101-43372 1020-03-8733
Swift Code PNBPUS33
Account Number 1010169857504

THE TOTAL FUND HAS BEEN ORDERED TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
WHICH
YOU WILL PROVIDE TO US BELOW..
PLEASE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED HALF IN HALF AS DIRECTED BY THE
IMF....
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE US YOUR ACCOUNT ...

BANK NAME
ACCOUNT NAME
SWIFT CODE
IBAN CODE
COUNTRY
ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER
NEXT OF KIN DETAILS

The bank has also stated that you could be able to start accessing the
online bank account once the transfer code has been issued to you and
this
code will

be issued to you at the sum of $95 Usd. The bank has also directed that
the
payment should be sent to the bank in BENIN REPUBLIC WHERE THE FUND
ORIGINATED FROM. have in mind that other banks has been banned from
sending
funds to you ,and fedex company and other company is no longer
permitted to
issue out your fund to you, so have that in mind,, and the only fee
that is
required by the sun trust bank is just the $95 usd.

FORWARD THE FEE USING WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM

RECEIVERS NAME... DAViD EZE
COUNTRY.. BENIN REPUBLIC
AMOUNT...$65 USD ONLY
CITY.. PORTO NOVO
TEXT Q.. CODE
TEXT ANSWER... CODE

immediately you receive this email,, please try and get back to us ....

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
Respectively

CONTACT
CALL or sms +1 559-223-3513
GEORGE LUKE
FUND TRANSFER OFFICER

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