419 scam: "Joseph Hanyon."<Joseph@heygeeks.io> Reply for details.

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Joseph Hanyon." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <joseph.hanyon@reborn.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2021 18:29:03 -0700
Subject: Reply for details.

Attn: Beneficiary,

Good day, I am Joseph Hanyon, the Head of Operations, UNITED NATIONS-Trust Fund. In the course of our investigation, i recently discovered that you haven' t receive your Compensation funds payment valued sum of US$10.5 Million due for you.

Haven confirmed truly that you didn' t receive your long overdue inheritance funds payment uptil now, I advised you kindly reconfirm your full detailed information to this office immediately, in order to enable us process and remit your funds payment to you via our accredited correspondent paying bank within a timescale of 72-hours.

It is evident before our database record here, that your funds payment is long overdue, and it' s disheartening to ascertain that all the efforts you have made since over the years now to get your funds proved abortive. I' m here today to use my position in the office, as the Head of Operations on Finances, to release and remit your long overdue funds payment to you within 3-5 working days.

Kindly reconfirm the following information below, for immediate commencement and processing of your funds payment to you. We have just 2 methods of payment here, such as- ATM-CARD DELIVERY, or BANK WIRE-TRANSFER. So you are advised to chose the option you prefer best among the 2 options listed here.

(1) Your Full Name and address:
(2) Your Age and Marital status:
(3) Your Occupation and Position:
(4) Your Phone Number#, for effective communication
(5) A Scan copy of your ID, and Your Banking Particulars: if you chose bank-to-bank wire transfer

The above details will help to speed up the processing of your funds payment to you without further delay. So you' re advised to kindly get back to this office as quickly as possible, so as to enable us effect and expedite your funds payment to you through ATM-CARD DELIVERY or BANK-to-BANK WIRE-TRANSFER.

Best regards

Joseph Hanyon,
UNITED NATIONS-Volunteer Trust Fund

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