419 scam: "United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice"<admin@getbetter.host> Attn: Beneficiary..

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dabrooks109@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 07:21:14 -0800
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary..

Dear Beneficiary,
This is to acquaint you on the outcome of our 1 day meeting with U.N International Financial Investigation Unit and the Association of Better Business Bureau to compensate scam victims upon due verification, we have jointly approved USD$1,500,000.00 (One million, Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) for every confirmed victim. Your E-mail address was generated through the computer ballot system as one of the selected victims to receive this compensation.

However, an adequate arrangement has been put in place to disburse your payment through an offshore banking system. Contact details of the bank will be made available to you to enable you to establish communication with them upon your reply confirming your personal details and proof of identification.

Upon your reply with the requested details they will be forwarded to the Authorized Payment Centre for verification and immediate processing of your payment.

Sincerely Yours.

Peter Kaplun.
For, United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Anti-fraud resources:

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