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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:
- 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.
- dept.treasury@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Terry Glenn" <apache@yanmeifang.com>
Reply-To: richymiller850@gmail.com
Date: 23 Aug 2020 20:40:34 -0700
Subject: From UNCC
Directorate of International Payments and Transfers
Debt Reconciliation Committee
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)
United State
Email: dept.treasury@Safe-mail.net
PAYMENT REF: UNIFRO-UK/103/18-3-CLIENT-966/18
Attention beneficiary,
we wish to notify you that your unpaid fund which has been
located to a suspense account have been triggered. We are
contacting you now because
yesterday two foreigners
(Mr. Tim Parker and Mr. Rowland Gulf) visited our office in your
stead to inform us that they are your representatives from the
United State, whom
you delegated as beneficiaries to collect your Funds in your
absence.
We do not understand why you sent these men to come and collect
your Funds on your behalf. Due to the rise in international
financial crimes and the
many complaint we have received and addressed in recent years we
in collaboration with IMF are the team of experts that henceforth
monitor and
supervise international financial payments
so therefore because of this,we will not want to make any mistake
in releasing this Funds to anyone except you who is the
recognized beneficiary
to this Funds. Kindly clarify us on this issue before we make
this Payment to these foreigners who came on your behalf.
If you did not authorize this payment, we will suspend all your
pending transfers and arrange your payment through our swift card
payment center
after verification. In receipt of this confidential email,you are
required to get back to us immediately to proceed with the funds
release or stop with the release to your representatives and
claim your funds personally.
You are directed to contact the Office of the Paymaster General
immediately through his below Contact details to start processing
your file.
Mr. Richard Miller.
Email Address: trustfinancialservice@yandex.com
Please forward to him below details from you followed with this
Ref No: UNIFRO-US/103/18-3-CLIENT-966/2020
Full Name:
Contact Address:
State:
Country:
Telephone and Fax Number:
Occupation:
Age:
This is to avoid mistake while transferring your overdue payment
to you and We anticipate your earliest cooperation in this
regards.
Yours,
Mr. Terry Glenn
Email: dept.treasury@Safe-mail.net
Public Information Officer
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC).
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