419 scam: "UNCC Secretariat"<imfswss@yahoo.co.jp> Re: Your Compensation Grant Release Notice ( Reminder).

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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:
- "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.
- imf.officeeu1@europe.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNCC Secretariat" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imf.officeeu1@europe.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 09:51:15 -0700
Subject: Re: Your Compensation Grant Release Notice ( Reminder).

United Nation Compensation Commission
UNCC Secretariat
Villa La Pelouse, Palais Des Nations
8-12 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva
Switzerland.

This is for your urgent attention!

This is to notify you that the United Nation Compensation Commission (UNCC) in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has nominated you to be among the beneficiaries certified to receive a financial grant of US$5,200,000.00 each and the selection process was technically done by the executive board of directors through a computerized and claim-by-claim system review exercise. To deal with these claims in an efficient, fair and impartial manner, the Commission employed a variety of internationally recognized techniques for claims processing, including computerized matching of claims and verification information through a claim-by-claim review.

The UNCC and IMF enacted this compensation/financial grant program to create financial empowerment for the selected beneficiaries of which some are victims of fraud/scam via cyber-crime which includes fake lotto wining, inheritance, willed funds and dating. The UNCC and IMF executive board of directors has resolved in conjunction with the World Bank Group before certifying the few selected beneficiaries to receive this compensation/financial grant in order to create financial empowerment for them in which you are among.

You are hereby required to contact IMF European Department for the release of your grant as instruction for the processing and release of your grant has been transmitted to them by the governing council comprises the executive directors of UNCC/IMF, therefore you should direct your response ONLY to the Director of IMF European Department (Mr. Poul Mathias Thomsen) through this email: ( imf.officeeu1@europe.com )
Endeavour to send the following details while making your contact for verification and subsequent release of your financial grant.
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1. Full Names:
2. Address:..
3. Telephone/Mobile:.
4. Age and Gender:.
5. Nationality:
6. Occupation:
7. Bank Name and Address:.
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Signed:
Levent Bilman
Director, Policy & Mediation Division, UNCC.

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