419 scam: "United Nations"<no-reply@un.org> Dear Beneficiary

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <coordinator_offices09@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 16:21:42 -0800
Subject: Dear Beneficiary

UNITED NATIONS
FOREIGN DEBT SETTLEMENT / RECONCILIATION UNIT
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM

Dear Beneficiary,

I hereby send to you the information submitted by Mr.JOHNSON MARK
U.S.A of Florida group Ltd, with an application to receive your
payment on your behalf.

Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the
following information and inform us if you are aware or know anything
about this. on MONDAY Mr. JOHNSON MARK came to the office claiming
that you have instructed him to come and receive the payment on your
behalf with some representatives and you are dead some time ago .I
have ask them to come back TUESDAY as they did not provide any power
of an attorney from you which will proof that you truly send them.

This was to enable me contact you to verify how genuine this people are to you.

1. Did you instruct one Mr. JOHNSON MARK of USA Florida group Ltd.
whose information is below, to claim and receive the payment on your
behalf before you passed on? attached is also the death Certificated
submitted.

2. Did you sign any 'Deed of agreement' in his favor thereby making
him the current beneficiary with the following account details
below :

3 UNITY TRUST BANK PLC LONDON has been solely empowered and authorized
to offset all outstanding payment exclusively for and on behalf of
the British Government Note that any correspondence or transaction
carried out with any other person(s)/institution except UNITY TRUST
BANK PLC LONDON is done at your own risk and thus, we stand no chance
to accept or condone any complain of misfortune that might arise or
cause you in such contact.

Account Name: Mr. Johnson Mark Group Ltd,
A/C #USD114-1025567-8,
Bank Name: Standard Chartered Bank, Florida
Swift Code:SCBL 11K111.

Finally, you are hereby advised to indicate to this honorable office
with immediate effect, if you are the person that instructed Mr.
Johnson Mark to come for the claim of your fund worth of $5,000,000.00
(Five Million United States Dollars), to enable us endorse for the
final payment approval order on his behalf this week.

For: UNITED NATIONS AGENCY
Mr. Edward Cole

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