419 scam: "United State Embassy" <noreply@unitednation.com> GREETINGS FROM UNITED STATE AMBASSADOR

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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:
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- info.w.stuart@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United State Embassy" <noreply@unitednation.com>
Reply-To: info.w.stuart@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 17:14:35 +0700
Subject: GREETINGS FROM UNITED STATE AMBASSADOR

U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
PLOT 1075 DIPLOMATIC DRIVE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AREA, ABUJA
E-MAIL: info.w.stuart@gmail.com

Attn : GREETINGS FROM UNITED STATE AMBASSADOR.

I am Mr.w. stuart symington the united state ambassador to Nigeria,The
United State Government and Representative Members, world bank, United
Nation and International monetary fund(IMF) minister of Finance has
Resolved on Diplomatic mission to : EUROPE,ASIA,MIDDLE EAST, LONDON,
AFRICA, After police arrested some internet fraudsters.

We the International Monetary Fund IMF, Investigation Bureau Department in
conjunction with other relevant Investigation agencies, we hereby to
inform you that we recently received several reports through our Global
intelligence monitoring networks that you have a transaction which wasn’t
accomplished after series of process and requires further procedures.

Consequently we finally traced the location of the funds and ordered the
dispatch or transmitting of the funds to a safe custody in USA.

Therefore you are warned to stop any further communication with anybody
concerning your unpaid and unclaimed funds the United State Embassy has
resolved on a diplomatic mission on-behalf of foreign beneficiaries and
100 scam victims to be compensated after police arrested some fraudsters
who mentioned your particulars as one of the victims of circumstances.

SO RE-CONFIRM BELOW INFORMATION BELOW

1) YOUR FULL NAME: ---------------
2) YOUR CURRENT HOUSE ADDRESS: -------------
3) CURRENT DIRECT TELEPHONE: -------------
4) OCCUPATION & AGE: -------------

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THE INFORMATION,I WILL PROCEED WITH YOU.

MY BEST REGARDS.

MR.W.STUART SYMINGTON
UNITED STATE AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
EMAIL: info.w.stuart@gmail.com
http://ng.usembassy.gov

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