419 scam: "Mr. George Shehata"<barbara.smith6@upcmail.ie> Hello

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- unitednation01@post.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. George Shehata" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednation01@post.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2023 08:41:59 -0800
Subject: Hello

UNITED NATIONS
House, 617/618. Diplomatic Zone,
Central Area District,
Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja, Nigeria

Good day,

I have contacted you earlier for your payment but no reply from you.

Please contact United Bank for Africa (UBA) immediately for collection of your compensation payment (via ATM MASTER CARD) of US$1,850,000.00 (One Million, Eight Hundred & Fifty thousand United State Dollars only) issued/granted to you by the United Nation Compensation Team via our Ministry of Finance.You are among the African Fraud Victim to be compensate by the United Nation in this quarter. Detail will be given to you later as I heard from you.

Contact directly;

Name: Dr. Philips Watson (UBA Regional & ATM Card Director)
Direct Email Address:- unitednation01@post.com

Also confirm the following information for hitch-free delivery of your Atm Card.

1. FULL NAME.:------
2. DELIVERY ADDRESS.:--------
3. MOBILE PHONE NUMBER.:-----

Congratulations and sorry for delay in payment.

Sincerely,
Mr. George Shehata.
Head of communication

Anti-fraud resources:

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