419 scam: "UN Information Center"<uninformationcenterr@citromail.hu> Re: UN. CORONA

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: "UN Information Center" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednationofffice@usa.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:21:47 +0300
Subject: Re: UN. CORONA - VIRUS RELIEF FUND

UNITED NATION OFFICE,GEVEVA
Palais des Nations, 1211
Gen?ve, Switzerland

Attention!

In the battle to stop the spread of COVID-19 across the globe and the vast effect it has caused lives and communities, an online e-mail beta test was ran and your email address was picked, to receive UNITED NATION CORONA-VIRUS RELIEF FUND (UNCRF).

As the corona-virus outbreak continues to worsen around the world, it is taking a devastating toll on LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. To help address some of these challenges, UNITED NATION has approved the sum of USD1,000,000,000.00 [One Billion United States Dollar] to support "SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESS (SMB), health organization and governments and health workers on the front line of this global pandemic.

One of the key areas in combating corona-virus pandemic by UNITED NATION; is directly reaching out to individuals globally, with the help of our online e-mail beta test. Your email address was picked to receive the sum of USD3,500,000.00 USD [Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollar] from UNITED NATION Corona-virus Relief Fund (UNCRF).

You are required to provide the following information for the documentation and processing of your fund.

MANDATORY VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

- FULL NAME:
- AGE/SEX:
- OCCUPATION/POSITION:
- RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
- TELEPHONE (MOBILE):
- NATIONAL/COUNTRY:
- WHAT IS YOUR COMMENT ON THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC?
- HOW DO YOU INTEND TO HELP HUMANITY, ONCE YOU RECEIVE YOUR UNITED NATION CORONA-VIRUS RELIEF FUND (UNCRF)?

NOTE: This is UNITED NATION CORONA-VIRUS RELIEF FUND (UNCRF) and not a LOTTERY Winning Fund. For security reasons, you are advised to keep UNITED NATION Corona-virus Relief Fund (GCRF) information confidential, till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. PLEASE BE WARNED!

Philippe Lazzarini
United Nations
Commissioner-General For
Relief and Works Agency

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