419 scam: "Ambassador Lazarous Kapambwe" <lawanda@grapeland.com> Your Unclaimed Payment

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- authority19985@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ambassador Lazarous Kapambwe" <lawanda@grapeland.com>
Reply-To: officialgov1985@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 03:36:49 -0500
Subject: Your Unclaimed Payment

Greetings

I am Ambassador Lazarous Kapambwe sixty-seventh President of the United
Nations Economic and Social Council. Further details about me can be found
on the official United Nations website or via the link below;
https://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/president/Kapambwe_2011.shtml

We discovered that you have an unclaimed compensation payment Eight
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$8,500,000.00) that
was supposed to be remitted to you, maybe due to some unforeseen
circumstance that allow you to finish your transactions home or abroad, so
I took it upon myself to get in touch with you before it will be forfeited
as you still have the chance to claim your funds. Get back to me for more
details on how to claim your payment before it is marked unclaimed.

We wish to inform you through this medium that we are working hard to
arrest all the hoodlums and sue the unauthorized officials who attempted
to divert your approved funds and have been extorting money from the
innocent individuals globally and ruining our reputation, meanwhile a
secure bank has been officially assigned to secretly handle your payment
and ensure that you receive your fund without any delay.

Our office is determined to complete your fund transfer in accordance with
the payment policy through a reliable bank here in the United State. We
decided to assign the bank in the United State to handle your payment for
security reasons as the United State of America has the best banking
systems and it's one of the safest countries without scam records.

Your new transaction number's is UNC/01/034/561/56US, transfer allocation
no. CBWB45201, File number UNO/CPL/IGOV9950 and Your payment Ref number
UN/TBF01/042SW/GVT/2021UA. I need your full name, current Phone number,
Home address and a copy of your valid Id card, so that we can commence the
process of approving the funds to your name for possible transfer within
48 hours. Call or text +1 (417) 254 6522.

Thanks for your understanding and co-operations and remember your payment
has been approved globally to be paid to you without delay.

Yours sincerely,
Ambassador Lazarous Kapambwe (UN)
Tel +1 (417) 254 6522
Email address authority19985@hotmail.com

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