419 scam: "Mrs.Amina J Mohammed"<unitednations@uncc.org> GOOD NEWS TO YOU

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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.
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.
- o.jem_ba180@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Amina J Mohammed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <c.maulhardt87@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 03:51:31 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS TO YOU

Attention:

This is to inform you that you have been selected to receive the 2019 United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) of $750,000 US Dollars. The selection process was carried out through The United Nations (UN) computerized email selection system, from a database of over 290,000 email addresses obtained from all continents of the world, which you were selected among.

The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) was created by the former UN Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan in 2005 as a United Nations General Trust Fund to support democratization efforts and civil society organizations around the world. We are delighted to inform you that due to mixed up of names and numbers, your name attached to approved number 038/76, which consequently fall on (UNDEF) African Chapter,therefore, you are advised to contact the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) African Coordinator and Grants Manager Mr.Robert Taiwo, to claim your $750,000 US Dollars.

Name: Robert Taiwo
Email: o.jem_ba180@yahoo.com

Contact him by providing him with the under listed information as soon as possible.

1. Name In Full :
2. Address :
3. Nationality :
4. Direct Phone :

Be inform that Robert Taiwo is the Grants Manager and he is responsible for the smooth and efficient release of your 2019 United Nations Democracy Fund of $750,000 USD, so contact him immediately with these information's as required above.

Congratulations once again.

Mrs.Amina J Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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