419 scam: "United Nations"<admin@PaymentReconciliation.UN> 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:

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:
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fhcng01@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:19:05 -1200
Subject: Payment

Economic and Social Council
United Nations, South Africa
In Affiliation with The World Bank & IMF
UN Compensation & Restitution Unit

We are pleased to inform you that after thorough review of all unclaimed funds worldwide, the new officials of the United Nations Organization have been meeting for quite some time now and recently concluded in affiliation with the IMF- International Monetary Fund and World Bank. This letter is to the people that were unable to receive their inheritance and awarded funds, foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sums. The United Nations in affiliation with the World Bank and IMF- International Monetary Fund have agreed to compensate you and the other 19 beneficiaries with the sum of $4,600,000.00 that will be loaded and delivered to you in a World Bank Exclusive ATM Card without withdrawal limit from the available sum.

The detailed professional audit reports given to us and as confirmed by Deloitte shows that the payment of your fund was delayed by some dubious and unidentifiable officers which means the transaction has remained unfinished till date. You must therefore follow our directives, stop further communications and correspondence outside this office and send your Full Name, Address, ID, Telephone, Mobile/Cell numbers, Age, Occupation/Position. For further information on your approved payment method and process.

Note, If you received this message in your Junk/Spam folder, the message may have been caught by a spam filter or it might be due to network delivery status and it is recommended that you forward to your Inbox folder.

Yours Sincerely,
DANIEL PHILLIPS
Payment Reconciliation Committee
United Nations, South Africa
An Intergovernmental Organization.

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