419 scam: " Declan Hourican" <www.@iris.ocn.ne.jp> Attention please,

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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 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.
- +441316182904
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.
- declan@mail2care.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " Declan Hourican" <www.@iris.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: " Declan Hourican" <declan@mail2care.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:31:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention please,

United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)
UN Information Service
7Palais des Nations, 1211 GenÃ¨ve, Switzerland

Attention please,

We want to inform you that during United Nations 72nd General Assembly (UNGA 72) meeting September 2017 at headquarters, New Your City, NY United States, A total of $2,189,500,505.23 was reported by UN Financial Crime Commision, it was stated that relevant funds were recovered from enbezzlements by various governments and administrative entities around the world. The funds were made available by United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) for compensation of 400 lucky scam victims around the world with a particular number of victims from each country depending on scale of our survelance reports.

We are happy to inform you that you have been nominated among the lucky beneficiries from your country, according to our analysis you are to receive the sum of $5,473,751.25 from total amount alongside other 399 lucky individuals.

Various Banks around the world were assigned to carry out relevant disbursements, victims in your category will receive their funds at Tesco Bank United Kingdom. Kindly get in touch with Tesco Bank representative below for further information about your disbursement, follow their directives accordingly to receive $5,473,751.25 (British Pounds equivalent Â£4,085,090.00) promptly.

Tesco Bank, 2 S Gyle Cres, Edinburgh EH12 9FQ, UK
Contact Personnel: Declan Hourican
Email: declan@mail2care.com
Telephone No. (+44) 131 618 2904

For Bank verification and quick recognition you are required to send the following Reference Code VTVETTTEEXE7E6E and a scan copy of valid I.D to Tesco Bank representativeâ€™s contact email address above.

Thank you for your kind attention.

United Nations Information Service
Geneva, Switzerland

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