419 scam: UNFPS <test@comstar.ru> Compensation,

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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:
- ",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.
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.
- stevenvoorhees4@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UNFPS <test@comstar.ru>
Reply-To: <stevenvoorhees4@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 20:46:26 -0800
Subject: Compensation,

United Nations Fraud Prevention Service (UNFPS)
We fight against fraud, funds delay & impersonation.
Address: 405 East 42nd Street,
New York, NY, 10017, USA

Hello,

This message is to all the people that has been scammed in any part of the world, the United Nations with the United State Government has agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$4,500,000. This includes every foreign contractors that may not have received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.

We have a database of scam victims and that is why we are contacting you, this has been deliberated upon and is among our set of priorities in making the world a better place.

You are advised to contact Mr Steven Vezina of Sun Trust Bank USA with his direct email :( stevenvoorhees4@gmail.com) as he is our representative in charge of the Compensation payment which have been program into an ATM Global Master Card to make everything easy for all the appointed victims. This Fund is with Sun Trust Bank USA for safety purpose. do contact him with your bellow details

Your Full Name...........
Your Home Address........
Your Private Tele Phone Number.......
Your Age....................
Your Occupation........
Your Country..........

Your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your
Payment because they have a lot of listed victims to be settled.
Contact Mr. Steven Vezina office with the below information

Person to Contact: Mr. Steven Vezina
Personal Email: stevenvoorhees4@gmail.com

Regards,
United Nations
General Secretary-General
António Guterres
http://www.un.org/sg

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