419 scam: Mr Oh Joon <maxl28203@gmail.com> Attn;Please" 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:

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:
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
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.
- spencermoore878@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Oh Joon <maxl28203@gmail.com>
Reply-To: spencermoore878@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 13:18:46 +0100
Subject: Attn;Please" Beneficiary"

Attn;

This is to inform you that in the course of my investigation as
director of the payment verification / implementation committee I came
across your name as an unpaid fund beneficiary in the record of the
central bank. My committee was set up by the attorney general to
verify and scrutinize all outstanding debts owed to our foreign
beneficiaries in accordance to
the information received from the United States government And
European ,Asia Empowered By United Nations over unpaid huge debts owed
to United States citizens and European ,Asia Citizens as well and
Others Countries
.

Having seen your file and my further questioning to the officials of
the central bank as to why your payment is still pending reveals the
rot and corruption in the system. The bank officials told me that the
reason why
you havenâ€™t received payment is due to your inability to pay for the
required charges for transfer of funds to your account. When I asked
them why they didnâ€™t deduct the said charges from your principal sum,
I
was given the flimsy excuse that you never authorized them to do so.
When I put the question across to them if they ever advised you that
such charges could be deducted from your principal fund,the answer I
got was no. Now, if you do not tell this beneficiary that such charges
could be deducted from his or her principal fund, how will he or she
know that
such options are available for such beneficiaries.

From my investigation I discovered that these bank officials
deliberately refused to let the charges be deducted from your
principal fund because they want your fund to remain trapped in the
bank, while they continue to extort money from beneficiaries under
some flimsy excuse. You do not need to pay any money to any official,
all you are
required to do is swear to an affidavit at the federal high court the
cost of the affidavit is the only money you will spent, authorizing
the bank to deduct all charges from your principal fund and transfer
the balance of funds after deduction to your bank account. If you have
spent any money in the past in your quest for payment, kindly let me
know so that I can follow this up.You can reach
me on my email address for a directive on how you can get the
deduction done as soon as possible and get payment.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Oh Joon.
The Chairman of the Treasury
Department in the United Nation
Compensation Commission.
spencermoore878@gmail.com

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