419 scam: "Mary Joseph" <mjoseph@fotoplenka.ru> Good news very urgent if you are still alive

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "embassy@embassyinfo.fr.pn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mary Joseph" <mjoseph@fotoplenka.ru> (may be fake)
Reply-To: embassy@embassyinfo.fr.pn
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:33:01 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Good news very urgent if you are still alive

UNITED NATION AFRICA CHAPTER,
DESK OF JAEN-FRANCIS REGIS ZINSOU
REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

Hello,

This massage is coming to you from the desk of United Nations
Representative , Africa chapter. We received a series of massages from
Bank and Delivery Company in regards to your INHERITANCE/ COMPENSATION
FUND. They complained to us that you left it in their custody upon all the
fees you have invested for the transfer which made them to have fear if
you are alive or not.

Dear beneficiary, to stop the government of the country from confiscating
or used your COMPENSATION fund it has been programmed into an ATM CARD and
kept it at the EMBASSY`S custody on your behalf, even you are not alive
your country`s government can make use of it than another country which
have know relation with you. The consignment box was INSURED for security
reason and also for no body to touch it till you receive your fund
$3.5Million United States Dollars.

NOTE: if Embassy did not hear from you for about one week after this email
sending to you now, they will send it to your government and they will use
your fund based on our instruction to them.

EMBASSY E-MAIL: embassy@embassyinfo.fr.pn
CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Ali Mohamed

Thanks for your understanding if you still alive.

Yours faithfully,
Mary .H. Joseph Secretary to
JAEN-FRANCIS REGIS ZINSOU
UN Representative Benin.
CC: Jim Yong Kim World Bank president
CC: Mr. Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary General

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