419 scam: "Secretary General"<admin@goserver.com> United Nation Update.

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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:
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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)
- "you are advice to " (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.
- +447024012686 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Secretary General" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rescueteam02@secretarias.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 13:17:10 -0700
Subject: United Nation Update.

UNITED NATIONS/WORLD BANK COMPENSATION UNIT.
Our Ref: U.N/WBO/042SWISS/2017.

Dear Beneficiary,

How are you today? I Hope all is well with you and family? You may not understand why this email came to you. We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months

which ended 2 days ago with the new secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of 7.5M GBP (SEVEN

MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS ONLY), This also includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that

have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems e.t.c.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this has been agreed upon and has been signed.

You are advised to contact Jason Anderson of BERMUDA COMMERCIAL BANK FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT, as he is our representative in UNITED KINGDOM, contact him

immediately for your payment of 7.5M GBP (SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS ONLY) so he will state the process of remitting your funds to you.

You are advice to get in contact with Jason Anderson and provide him with below information’s:

Full Name:
Address:
Telephone Number:

Person to Contact:

Name: Jason Anderson
Email: rescueteam02@secretarias.com
Tel: +447024012686

We are hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your Fund.Making the world a better place.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Regards,
António Guterres
UN Secretary General.

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