419 scam: Info Dept <unitednation48@hotmail.com> REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 03354.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
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.
- customer.approvedcashcentre@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Info Dept <unitednation48@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 22:16:16 +0000
Subject: REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 03354.

UNITED NATIONS PAYMENT OFFICE
OFFICIAL PAYMENT UNIT.
Our Ref: UNO /UN/CTB
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 03354.
AMOUNT ; $6 Million USD.

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

How are you today, You may not
understand why this mail came to you.

United Nation have been having a meeting for the past 3 months with the World Bank President Mr. David Robert Malpass and the USA Secretary of State Mr. Micheal Richard Pompeo

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the
world,including African and the people that have lost their properties in the earthquakes and tsunami United Nations and World Bank have agreed to compensate them with the sum of $USD6 Million (six Million United States Dollars) each,

Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team of
Economic and Financial Crime Commission observers and this is why we are
contacting you, this has been agreed upon and has been signed. But it has also been brought to our notice that a gentle man by the name Micheal Maton has just forwarded his banking details and his information claiming he is your next of kin and you are dead so here comes the big question:
1)Did you authorize the above mentioned name to claim your funds?
2)Are you truly dead or alive?
3)Is Michael Maton your next of kin? If not, you are advised to contact Mr. John C. Williams Of Federal Reserve Bank Of New York,for verification and rectification will be done within 48hours from this notice as he is our representative, contact him immediately for your fund transfer or cheque/International Bank Draft of $USD6 Million (six Million United States Dollars) This funds are in a Bank Draft for security purpose so he will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank of your choice. Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number with your correct mailing address to proceed with the rectification.

Contact Mr. John C. Williams immediately for your Check:
E-MAIL: customer.approvedcashcentre@consultant.com
Good-luck and kind regards,
Secretary (UNITED NATIONS).
UN making the world a better place
http://www.un.org/sg/

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