419 scam: "Mrs. Joyce Raymond"<mrsjoyceray@uneep.org> IMMEDIATE PAYMENT INSTRUCTION

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "international court of justice" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (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.
- ftownn@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Joyce Raymond" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stblair58@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 04:22:39 -0800
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT INSTRUCTION

UNITED NATIONS/WORLD BANK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ASSISTED PROGRAM
760 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017, USA

Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX2018

Attention: Dear Beneficiary

We write to inform you that we have been authorized by the International Court of Justice in conjunction with the IMF to investigate the unnecessary delay of an approved (US$500,000.00) United Nations & World Bank Economic Empowerment Assisted Trust Funding awarded to your favour through a Microsoft Email Account Random Draw.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that this payment has been unnecessarily delayed by some corrupt officials who are trying to divert the fund into their private accounts.

Therefore, you are hereby advised to contact our delegate with Lloyds TSB Bank London, Mr. Richard W. Moore who is in charge of the payment exercise through their Modified On-Line E-payment Facility and reconfirm your personal datas and identity to them, Email: {ftownn@gmail.com} to facilitate this payment.

Congratulations!

Mrs. Joyce Raymond

Public Information Officer

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