419 scam: " MS. MUNA DANDAN" <ameliamichelle41@gmail.com> PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT.

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "msmunadandan.dfsa@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: " MS. MUNA DANDAN" <ameliamichelle41@gmail.com>
Reply-To: msmunadandan.dfsa@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2022 21:29:16 +0100
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT.

FUND COMPENSATION PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.

Iâ€™m (Ms. Muna Dandan) The General Secretary and Head of Legal Affairs
at the Dubai Financial Service Authority (DFSA).

The DFSA is responsible for supervising and enforcing Anti-Money
Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) and Sanctions
Compliance Requirements applicable in the DIFC, in cooperation with
the UAE Federal Authorities, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Central
Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) and World Bank Organization.

You have been contacted because the (DFSA) Task-force department has
investigated a case against one of the online fraudster activists in
her custody here in Dubai International Financial Center office, and
it has proved that your E-mail address was found in the computer
database of one of the victims in our custody.

Therefore, we have immediately enrolled you as one of the
Beneficiaries of the total FUND Recovered from them and the Total sum
of ($8,400.000.00 US Dollars) has been approved to be disbursed to you
ASAP.

Please, kindly contact me for further verification/confirmation of
your email address and personal details to enable us process a payment
file on your behalf to connect you with our correspondent bank to
enhance the fund compensation payment with immediate effect. With the
following personal information as requested below.
Full Name: ----------
Country: -----
State of Origin: -------
City: ---------
ZIP / Postal Code: -----
Home Address: ------
Occupation: --------
Date of Birth: -----
Gender: -------------
Marital Status: -----
Scanned Copy of any of your National ID: -----
Phone: -----

Please, kindly note that your reply for the claim of your compensation
fund shall not be regarded without the required information to
ascertain and process your payment file which will be prepared and
sent to our correspondent bank.

Regards,
Ms. Muna Dandan
The General Secretary and Head of Legal Affairs,
Dubai Financial Services Authority,(DFSA)
Personal Contact Email: msmunadandan.dfsa@yandex.com

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