419 scam: "MR. SAID DJINNIT"<servcom@rbnet.com> ATTN:BENEFICIARY FROM UNITED NATION/AFRICAN UNION EMISSARY.

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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:
- "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 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.
- +22961642212 (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.
- sdjinnit.unauemissarybenin2016@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. SAID DJINNIT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sdjinnit.unauemissarybenin2016@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 03:12:56 -0700
Subject: ATTN:BENEFICIARY FROM UNITED NATION/AFRICAN UNION EMISSARY.

UNITED NATION/AFRICAN UNION EMISSARY.
FOREIGN DEBTS/PAYMENT RECONCILIATION SUMMIT
SITTING IN WEST AFRICAN SUB-REGION
COTONOU – REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

TELEPHONE: +229 616 42212
E-MAIL: sdjinnit.unauemissarybenin2016@gmail.com

ATTN:Beneficiary.

Reacting to numerous complaints and solicitation made to the United Nations, World Bank, and African Union by numerous Foreign contractors, and inheritors of Funds, to close international ties and impose sanction against governments of few corrupt countries in West Africa, as a result of unjust and inexplicable delays in release of legitimately executed contracts and inherited funds that are owed to them.

It was in view of the above repugnant development in west Africa that the Secretary General of United Nation, MR. BA KI-MOON assigned me in alliance with the World Bank Delegation for an urgent and crucial international summit held between 22nd and 24th of September 2016, during which the head of administration of African countries, representatives of association of African Central banks { A.A.C.B } and Human Right Renaissance Legion unanimously set up the United Nation/African Union Emissary's Foreign Debt reconciliation commission to study, verify and release all the affected foreign beneficiaries Payment files.

Be adequately informed that during dissection and verification of your entire official papers of fund claim as contained in your approved payment file, it was certified that you are the legitimate beneficiary of your long overdue approved fund.

Note that the UNITED NATIONS and AFRICAN UNION EMISSARY have earmarked the sum of Two Billion United States Dollars only, for the payment of all the affected foreign beneficiaries of fund worldwide. On that note, please be informed that we have approved full payment in your favor by a swift wire transfer via our accredited paying bank in Sweden.

To this effect, you are advised to call or e mail me immediately so that I will refer you to the designate director and department of our accredited Sweden based paying bank, for an immediate completion of your fund release bureaucratic processes, for onward hitch-free remittance of your fund into your designated bank account.

Finally, on-behalf of UN-AU EMISSARY, I am sorry for the trauma you might have suffered in the hands of those corrupt government officials and bankers who had earlier handled your payment processes.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

MR. SAID DJINNIT {REGIONAL DIRECTOR}

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