419 scam: "Mr Gilbert"<info@minchelli.website> United Nations International Compensation Fund (UNICF)

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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:
- "tax clearance" (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. )
- "tax clearance" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Gilbert" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gilbertminchella@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 14:57:04 -0700
Subject: United Nations International Compensation Fund (UNICF)

United Nations International Compensation Fund (UNICF)
Fraud Victims Assessement Department
Palais des Nations,
1211 Genève,Switzerland

Dear Beneficiary

We wish congratulate and inform you that after thorough review of your pending funds transfer release documents by the
United Nations Regional Head Quarters Geneva; and the International Monetary Fund Assessment Unit, your payment file
has been forwarded to us and the total sum of US$7,874,303.00 released to us for payment to you as compensation. This is part of the money recovered from countries where fraudulent emails emanate the most and hence released as compensation fund for all fraud victims as these countries were sanctioned by the United Nations and made to pay indemnity fund to the victims who have lost millions of dollars to internet fraudsters in their territories.

Intelligence report received from international law enforcement agencies including the FBI shows you have been engaged in various fraud schemes mainly from Africa and Europe, with a few from the Asian region. We cannot tell how much you have lost in total to these fraud schemes but the International Criminal Justice Department filed a complaint/suit against these nations and it was agreed upon unanimously to compensate you and other victims of the advance fee fraud.

Hence you have been approved and cleared for payment, as The Audit reports given to us shows that you have been going through hard times paying a lot of money to these fraudsters to see to the release of your promised funds. We therefore advice that you stop further communications with any correspondence outside this office since you do not have to pay any money or fee to receive your funds as you have met all of the funds transfer requirements. The only thing required of you is to obtain the (Non-Residential Tax Clearance Form) from the Financial Service Authority (FSA) to enable us credit your account by telegraphic transfer through our official payment bank.

Information about this claim can be found on our website https://www.un.org/press/en/2005/ik486.doc.htm?menu=1300

For further details and assistance on this Remittance Notification, kindly confirm your FULL NAME, CONTACT ADDRESS and TELEPHONE NUMBERS to me.

Yours sincerely,
Gilbert Minchella
Head, Fraud Victims Assessment Department (UNICF)

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