419 scam: UN Department of State <revfatherjosephbenjamin001@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?B?UG96b3Jub3N0LiBWw6HFvmVuw70gbWFqaXRlbGkgZS1tYWlsb3bDqSBhZHJlc3kh?=

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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:
- "cotonou" (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.
- atmpayementtcenter@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: UN Department of State <revfatherjosephbenjamin001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: un.dopoffice@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 06:52:23 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?UG96b3Jub3N0LiBWw6HFvmVuw70gbWFqaXRlbGkgZS1tYWlsb3bDqSBhZHJlc3kh?=

JEDNOTKA FINANÄŒNÃ ZPRAVODAJSTVÃ FIU BENIN.
Rue 868/2356, Cotonou, Littoral, Republika Benin.
Od stolu: panÃ Judith Parker

Pozornost. VÃ¡Å¾enÃ½ majiteli e-mailovÃ© adresy!

Jsem panÃ Judith Parker, Å™editelka a prezidentka FinanÄnÃ zpravodajskÃ©
jednotky Benin. RÃ¡di bychom vÃ¡s informovali, Å¾e MezinÃ¡rodnÃ mÄ›novÃ½ fond
(MMF) ve Washingtonu, DC, USA, navÅ¡tÃvil naÅ¡i zemi, aby vyÅ¡etÅ™oval obÄ›ti
podvodÅ¯ vÅ¡eho druhu. Tuto informaci jste dnes obdrÅ¾eli, protoÅ¾e vaÅ¡e
e-mailovÃ¡ adresa byla nalezena na seznamu obÄ›tÃ podvodu v tÃ©to zemi a tÄ›ch,
kteÅ™Ã neprovedli mezinÃ¡rodnÃ transakce.

Pro dalÅ¡Ã informace (IWF), Washington, DC. odÅ¡kodÅˆuje lidi, kteÅ™Ã byli
podvedeni mimo naÅ¡i zemi a jejichÅ¾ e-mailovÃ¡ adresa je na tÄ›chto seznamech
obÄ›tÃ. (MMF) naÅ™Ãdila bance UBA, aby pÅ™evedla vaÅ¡i kompenzaÄnÃ ÄÃ¡stku ve
vÃ½Å¡i 2 500 000,00 USD prostÅ™ednictvÃm ATM VISA CARD.

Rozhodli jsme se vÅ¡ak pouÅ¾Ãt naÅ¡i bankovnÃ kartu k poukÃ¡zÃ¡nÃ tÃ©to ÄÃ¡stky ve
vÃ½Å¡i 2 500 000,00 USD (dva miliony pÄ›t set tisÃc USD) vÃ¡m. Tuto platbu
nemÅ¯Å¾eme provÃ©st pouze na zÃ¡kladÄ› vaÅ¡Ã e-mailovÃ© adresy. Proto od vÃ¡s
potÅ™ebujeme nÃ¡sledujÃcÃ informace;

(1) VaÅ¡e celÃ© jmÃ©no:
(2) Adresa vaÅ¡eho bydliÅ¡tÄ›:
(3) VaÅ¡e zemÄ›:
(4) PSÄŒ:
(5) VaÅ¡e pÅ™ÃmÃ© telefonnÃ ÄÃslo:
(6) Naskenujte kopii svÃ©ho platnÃ©ho obÄanskÃ©ho prÅ¯kazu nebo mezinÃ¡rodnÃho
pasu.

VaÅ¡e bankomatovÃ¡ karta je pÅ™ipravena k doruÄenÃ. VÃ½Å¡e uvedenÃ© informace
musÃte neprodlenÄ› zaslat na e-mailovou adresu pana Olivera Alawuby,
Å™editele UBA Bank (atmpayementtcenter@gmail.com) aby mohl zaregistrovat
vaÅ¡i bankomatovou kartu u doruÄovacÃ spoleÄnosti pro dalÅ¡Ã doruÄenÃ na vaÅ¡i
adresu.

POZNÃMKA: Pokud zprÃ¡vu najdete ve sloÅ¾ce se spamem (jako nevyÅ¾Ã¡danÃ¡ poÅ¡ta),
mÅ¯Å¾e to bÃ½t zpÅ¯sobeno vaÅ¡Ã IP adresou nebo pomalÃ½m pÅ™ipojenÃm k internetu.
NeÅ¾ odpovÃte, pÅ™esuÅˆte jej do doruÄenÃ© poÅ¡ty.

S Ãºctou
PanÃ Judith ParkerovÃ¡
(FIU) Å™editel / prezident.

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