419 scam: UNCC <uncc@gov.com> Released 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:

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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22962356687 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- unccbenin@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UNCC <uncc@gov.com>
Reply-To: <unccbenin@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 May 2016 03:22:08 +0200
Subject: Released Payment

Directorate of International Payments and Transfers
Debt Reconciliation Committee in conjunction with
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)
Headquarters, 1211 Geneva,
Switzerland.

YOUR REF: WB/IMF/UNCC/3580L9

Dear beneficiary,
we wish to notify you as one of the beneficiary of Three Million Eight hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($3,800,000.00 USD) in compensation from United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This development is as result of the effort made by United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it is stipulated in Section 2 act 4 Sub-Category E1 of United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) guidelines and regulations of 08-04-2014.

Your email appeared among the list of beneficiaries who will receive a payment of $3,800,000.00 USD and has been approved already as concluded by the UNCC and the IMF.Among the list are individuals and companies that their unpaid funds have been located to our authorized official paying bank which have received all the overdue outstanding payments owed to firms, contractors, and individuals from inheritance, next of kin, Super Hurricane sandy and lottery beneficiaries. Your unpaid fund has been located to a suspense account which have been approved already for Payment. We are contacting you now because, yesterday two foreigners (Mr. Tim Parker and Mr. Rowland Gulf) visited our office in your stead to inform us that they are your Representatives from United State, whom you delegated as beneficiaries to collect your Funds in your absence.

We do not understand why you sent these men to come and Collect your Funds on your behalf. Due to the rise in international financial crimes and the many complaint we have received and addressed in recent years, we in collaboration with IMF, World Bank, Interpol and other local security institutions, have set up a team of experts that will henceforth monitor and supervise international financial payments. Because of this, we will not want to make any mistake in Releasing this Funds to anyone except you who is the recognized beneficiary to this Funds. Kindly clarify us on this issue before we make this Payment to these foreigners who came on your behalf.

However, if you did not authorize this payment, we will suspend all your pending transfers and arrange your payment through our swift payment center after verification. If you wish to receive your fund personally, you are required by this email to verify your identity by providing the information as requested below:

REQUIREMENTS
(1) Your Full Names:
(2) Your Address/Country:
(3) Your Telephone Number:

Send all response via email to: unccbenin@googlemail.com
Telephone: +229 623 566 87

Note: For your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hiccups in receiving your payment.

In receipt of this confidential email, you are required to get back to us immediately via email/telephone to proceed with the funds release or stop with the release to your representatives and claim your funds personally.

We anticipate your earliest cooperation in this regards.

Yours,

Dr. Donohue Kevin.
Director Debt Reconciliation Committee
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC).
Benin Clearing Office.
Telephone: +229 623 566 87

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