419 scam: "MR ANTONIE GUTERRES"<cupe723@telus.net> RE:YOUR FUNDS RELEASE COMPENSATION FOR 2017 FISCAL YEAR:

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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.
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.
- unitednationmonetaryfunds07@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR ANTONIE GUTERRES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednationmonetaryfunds07@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2017 12:23:52 -0700
Subject: RE:YOUR FUNDS RELEASE COMPENSATION FOR 2017 FISCAL YEAR:

UNITED NATIONS FUNDS COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT:
NEW YORK-UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Dear Sir/Ma Good day,

RE:YOUR FUNDS RELEASE COMPENSATION FOR 2017 FISCAL YEAR:

My name is Mr António Guterres,newly appointed secretary of United Nations,it may interest you to know that a meeting was held in your favor by this body including the IMF including all heads of Governments regarding to your unclaimed funds,we received reports that you have been scammed for quite a long time now hence this meeting,as to trash all the bottlenecks,in this regard,after proper verification,your names/Email was selected as a scam victim to receive the approved funds within a stipulated time frame of five working days from today.The approved funds valued $5.5Million is now ready for immediate payment to you as a rightful beneficiary.Even,the US President also attended the meeting to make sure proper measure is taken regarding to the subject matter to settle all scam victims all over the world including you.Hence the urgency of the matter,you're advised to urgently contact the Paying bank in Nigeria for immediate release of the funds to you without any delay,In thi!
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Best Regards,

MR ANTONIE GUTERRES
SEC.UNITED NATION OFFICE/IMF OFFICE.
Email: unitednationmonetaryfunds07@hotmail.com

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