419 scam: "Ms. Heidi Mendoza" <kentsteve23@gmail.com> Unpaid 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:
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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.
- +2349054471562 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Heidi Mendoza" <kentsteve23@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hutha12@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2018 19:15:52 -0800
Subject: Unpaid Beneficiary,

From: Ms. Heidi Mendoza
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary
General For Internal Oversight Services

To: Unpaid Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from
Canada after series of complaint from the FBI and other Security
agencies from Asia,Europe, South America and the United States of
America
respectively,against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the British
Government for the high volume of fraudulent activities going that is
on in these two nations.

Right now, as directed by UN secretary General named AntÃ³nio Guterres
we are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Financial Crime
Commission/agencies and we have decided to waive away all your
clearance fees/Charges and authorized the Government of Nigeria to
effect your overdue payment worth $10.5M only into your account
without any delay as approved and instructed by AMERICAN government
and UNITED NATIONS;

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that
some top Nigerian and Canadian Government officials are interested in
your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr. Richard
Graves from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into
their personal account.

You can view this page for your perusal
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm

We are going to pay you from our compensation fund scheme.

Note that I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I
would like you to urgently respond to this message with your details;
so that I can advise you on how best to receive your fund from me
within the next 72 hours.

1. Your full names:.......................
2. Residential address:...................
3. Telephone phone number:.................

You can reach me for now with below information:

Tel: +234-9054471562

Sincerely yours

From: Ms. Heidi Mendoza
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary
General For Internal Oversight Services

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