419 scam: "SOCIETE GENERALE BANK"<test1@daduccuong.com> COMPENSATION UNIT,IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

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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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "SOCIETE GENERALE BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.sguk@socqen.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 08:52:51 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION UNIT,IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

SOCIETE GENERALE BANK, COMPENSATION UNIT,IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION.
UNITED NATIONS (UNITED NATIONS ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
UNITED NATIONS LIASION OFFICE
UNITED KINGDOM - LONDON
Our Ref: SG/NF/UN/XX027.

Attention:

This is to kindly inform you about the current update on the released of your legal funds. We have been having a meeting for the past few days which ended today with the General Members of the UNITED NATIONS Organization Main Bodies.

The UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate you with the sum of USD$3,500,000.00 million dollars through a secured/ certified mode of payment Via ATM MasterCard. Therefore, we are happy to inform you that an arrangement has perfectly been concluded to affect your payment as soon as possible in our bid to be transparent.

Your ATM MasterCard has been approved and upgraded in your favor. You can make redraw from any ATM Machine in any part of the world but the amount you can withdraw per day is US$5,000.00

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc. We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, and we are happy to announce to you that every necessary legal arrangement regarding to your Compensation has been signed and sealed. Therefore, you should send your Full Name, Occupation, Age, Telephone number and Your Contact home address, where you want your ATM MasterCard to be delivered.

Hoping to hear from you soon

Regards,

Mr. William connelly
Foreign Allocation/Remittance manager
SOCIETE GENERALE BANK LONDON
Address:Exchange House, 12 Primrose St, London EC2A 2EG, United Kingdom,
Official Email: info.sguk@socqen.com

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