419 scam: Williams Carl <"UNCC."@dune.ocn.ne.jp> United Nations Compensation Commission.

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- deptofmanagement0@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Williams Carl <"UNCC."@dune.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Williams Carl <uncc@iname.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 22:59:23 +0900 (JST)
Subject: United Nations Compensation Commission.

United Nations Compensation Commission.
Address: 405 East 42nd Street,
New York, NY, 10017, USA
Public Inquiries: (646) 817-5272
Email: deptofmanagement0@gmail.com

Hello, my dear, how are you doing, I am Williams Carl from the UNCC New York.
I am writing to you in regards to your funds , i want you to know that the funds are now well deposited in the bank and will be released to you as soon as you provide/present the clean bill of record certificate {CBRC}.
The Certificate will be issued to you from the IMF department at the cost of $4,500 USD, kindly get back to me so i can immediately let you know how we have have planned to give you loan with no interest/collateral so you can be able to obtain the certificate and have your funds transferred to you.
NOTE: You will pay back the amount received as soon as you receive your funds from the bank.

Your urgent reply is needed.

Thanks.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam