419 scam: "Ms.Fatoumata Ndiaye" <bremittance@gmail.com> UN

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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:
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "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. )
- "(efcc)" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms.Fatoumata Ndiaye" <bremittance@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fatoumatandiaye_un@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 23:00:25 +0100
Subject: UN

>From Ms. Fatoumata Ndiaye

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that I and my colleagues came to Nigeria on
Tuesday from USA, after series of complains against the Federal
Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the rate of scam
activities going on in these two nations by the FBI and other Security
agencies from Asia, Europe, Oceania, Antarctica, South America and the
United States of America respectively, . For more information about me
kindly click on the below link or copy and paste on your web browser.

https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/profiles/fatoumata-ndiaye-0

Immediately on arrival, I went straight to President Mohammed Buhari
of Nigeria and later met with some top Nigeria bank officials
regarding the issue I came in to settle but they all claimed that they
have been trying their best to ensure that you and the other scam
victims confirm your funds in your possession before the end of this
month.

However, as directed by our Secretary General; Mr. AntÃ³nio Guterres,
We are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic and
Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and have decided to waive away all
your clearance fees/Charges and authorize the Government of Nigeria to
effect the payment of your compensation amount of (US$10,500,000,00)
jointly approved by both World Bank and the UN into your account
without any delay. The only fee you will pay to confirm your fund in
your account, is your Notarization fee to the UN. Please note that
this Notarization fee is a UN Legal Fee that supersedes and covers
every legal document that will be requested from you by any authority
or your bank for clearance of your funds into your account once your
transfer has been made.

Kindly get back to us with your banking information,

Full Names:.........................
Country:...........................
Direct Number:.....................
Bank Name:.........................
Bank Address:....................
Bank Acct......................
Routing Number:...............
Swift Code:........................

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that
some top Nigerian Government Officials are interested in your fund and
they are working in collaboration with one Mr. Collin B.Shuster from
USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into their
already set up account in Switzerland.

Since my stay here in Nigeria, I have been holding series of meetings
which makes it difficult for me to answer your calls.

We have very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you
to urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how
best to confirm your fund in your account within the next 72 hours.

Respectfully,

Ms. Fatoumata Ndiaye.
United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Internal Oversight.

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