419 scam: "Mrs Deborah Hall Scottie" <rgreen@thebranchla.org> (no subject)

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- francisjamalwood@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Deborah Hall Scottie" <rgreen@thebranchla.org>
Reply-To: francisjamalwood@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:33:24 -0400
Subject:

Attention Dear scam Victims

This was at the United Nations 72nd General Assembly (UNGA 74) meeting
held on September 2020 at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, a
total of $2,000,000,000.00 was declared by the UN Financial Crimes
Commission has recovered funds from fraudulent activities
These funds have been recovered by various governments and anti-fraud
entities around the world from accounts connected to embezzlement and
other fraudulent practices.

In an effort to cushion the loss suffered by fraud victims the world,
the UNCC (United Nations Compensation Commission) has set up a
compensation scheme to return funds lost by victims from fraudulent
activities all over the world. These payouts will start out with 400
randomly selected individuals and the extent of their compensation
will be decided from the findings of our surveillance report

We are glad to announce to you that you are one of the 400 randomly
selected persons to benefit from the first phase of this compensation
scheme. Our analysis shows a total sum of $5,000,000.00 to be paid to
you and the other 399 victims of fraudulent activities in the
wide-world. Please note that for victims in your category and country,
ESL Federal Credit Union United States has been chosen to oversee all
relevant disbursements. Kindly reach out to ESL Federal Credit Union
representative stated below to begin the process and access your
payment. It is of utmost importance that you keep close to all
instructions to follow and to do so without delay

ESL Federal Credit Union United States
Contact Person: Francis Jamal Wood
Email: francisjamalwood@gmail.com

To begin the compensation process, you are required to send this
reference code,(QWR420HGF) to ESL Federal Credit Union
representative Mr.Francis Jamal Wood, also with a reconfirmation of
your full personal profile details listed below.

1 Profession
2 Full Government Names
3 Age
4 Home address
5 Phone number

Thank you for your kind attention.

Respectively
Mrs Deborah Hall Scottie
United Nations Information Service
Geneva, Switzerland

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