419 scam: United Nation Office <diamandbankk@gmail.com> UNITED NATIONS CASH GRANT AWARD PAYMENT

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
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.
- centrabbnigeria@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: United Nation Office <diamandbankk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: centrabbnigeria@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 12:50:43 +0100
Subject: UNITED NATIONS CASH GRANT AWARD PAYMENT

Attention:

On behalf of the United Nations Cash Grant Award Payment, we wish to
notify you as a beneficiary of $4.2 million dollars in compensation of
scam victims, you are the next person to pay for the (Scam victims) am
here to inform you that we have verified your inheritance file
presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your
payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the
obligations giving to you in respect to your inheritance payment.

Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some
non-officials in the bank or any offices as this is an illegal act and
you have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately.
After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in
finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have
arranged your fund $4.2 million through our Online bank to bank
transfer, which is the instruction given by United Nations Cash Grant
Award Payment to you.

Below is the information needed from you urgently?

[1] Full Names: ___________

[2] Contact address: ___________

[3] Direct Telephone No: ________________

[4] Occupation: __________

[5] Age: _______________

[6] Sex: _______________

[7] Country: _______________

[8] Your ID or valid passport copy. ___________________

I wait for your urgent respond for the claims of your fund.

Thanks for your maximum co-operation.

Mr. Harry Morgan
United Nation organization
centrabbnigeria@gmail.com

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