419 scam: <>, ""@ac-aix-marseille.fr reply

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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:
- "uncc-ch27@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: <>, ""@ac-aix-marseille.fr
Reply-To: UNCC-CH27@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2022 03:01:31 -0700
Subject: reply

Achtung: Beg=FCnstigter, Dies ist das zweite Mal, dass wir Sie =FCber die H=
=F6he Ihrer Entsch=E4digungsfonds in H=F6he von 10.500.000,00 =80 (zehn Mil=
lionen f=FCnfhunderttausend Euro) informieren. Bitte beachten Sie, dass wir=
von der Entsch=E4digungskommission der Vereinten Nationen (UNCC) autorisie=
rt wurden, Ihnen Ihre Entsch=E4digungsgelder in H=F6he von 10.500.000,00 =
=80 per Bank=FCberweisung freizugeben. Daher empfehlen wir Ihnen, sich an u=
nseren Leiter der Auslands=FCberweisungsabteilung, Herrn Hartmut Wenner, zu=
wenden und ihn zu bitten, Ihnen die Einzelheiten zu geben, wie Sie Ihre Ge=
lder erhalten Webseite https://uncc.ch/home Wenden Sie sich f=FCr Ihren Ans=
pruch an die unten stehenden Informationen Direktor Herr Hartmut Wenner E-M=
AIL: UNCC-CH27@outlook.com Entsch=E4digungskommission der Vereinten Natione=
n DENKEN SIE DARAN, IHM IHRE VOLLST=C4NDIGEN INFORMATIONEN WIE NACHSTEHEND =
ERFORDERLICH ZU =DCBERMITTELN, UM IHM ZU ERM=D6GLICHEN, IHRE ZAHLUNGSDATEI =
ZU FINDEN UND IHNEN SOFORT ZU BEARBEITEN. 1. Ihr vollst=E4ndiger Name: 2. A=
dresse: 3. Alter: 4. Beruf: 5. Telefon: 6. Land: HINWEIS: Da der an Sie zu =
zahlende Betrag (10.500.000,00 =80) betr=E4gt, erwarten wir Ihre dringende =
Antwort auf diese E-Mail, damit wir die Transaktion effektiv =FCberwachen k=
=F6nnen. Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen Frau Susan Borowoski.

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