419 scam: "United Nations"<info@unfund.org> Please Treat as Urgent

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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:
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- nmrelb53@inbox.lv (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nmrelb53@citromail.hu>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 04:05:40 -0700
Subject: Please Treat as Urgent

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

Dear Beneficiary

COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF USD$3,874,303.00.

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$3,874,303.00 has been released to us for payment to you as compensation.This payment is the overdue outstanding payment owed to the recipient firms, contractors, inheritance next of kins, and Lottery beneficiaries defrauded by dubious officials and internet scammers. Your payment has been approved to be credited in your favor through bank wire or ATM Debit/Credit Card which would be transferred to your designated bank account or sent to you by courier service.

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.
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 see to the release of your promised funds. We therefore advice that you stop further communications with any correspondence outside this office since you have met all of the funds transfer requirements. The only thing required of you is to obtain the (Non-Residential 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 claims 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 nmrelb53@inbox.lv

Yours sincerely,
Charles Norman
Head, Fraud Victims Assessment Department (UNICF)

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