419 scam: "Antonio Guterres Manuel De Oliveira"<atweebai@gmail.com> GET BACK TO ME

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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.
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.
- atweebai@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Antonio Guterres Manuel De Oliveira" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:32:59 -0700
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

Attn: Sir/Madam,

This is to let you know that the United Nations monetary unit has

reopened our services to beneficiaries after the 2 months lock down.

In view of this development, we are fully aware that many

beneficiaries must have died as a result of this Covid-19 and therefore could not claim their pending funds.

The United Nation Monetary Unit has been appointed by the Office of World bank auditors to make such payments to the concerned beneficiaries.

The sum of USD$8,400,000.00 have been approved by world bank auditors to be paid to each beneficiary concerned out of his/her total fund as part payment.

We therefore want you to get back to us if you are still alive by

forwarding your full details such as your full names, address, Phone, bank details and any means of identification.

On confirmation of this information from you, we will be able to go ahead to process your fund payment.

The only thing we will do is to re-validate your file so that it will

become more authentic and be among the list of files that will be on our pay list.

NOTE: Please if you are not interested to receive this approved fund

you may not bother yourself to contact us back.

We are sorry for the loss of those lives due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.

We are here to serve you better as we hope to hear from you on receipt of this email.

Reply us through this private email : atweebai@gmail.com

Yours Faithfully

Antonio Guterres Manuel De Oliveira

Head Of United Nations

Under-Secretary-General

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