419 scam: "P. John Peter" <pjn1peter@gmail.com> NOTICE OF YOUR FUND

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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 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.
- celso.hien@africamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "P. John Peter" <pjn1peter@gmail.com>
Reply-To: celso.hien@africamail.com
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2022 03:25:58 +0000
Subject: NOTICE OF YOUR FUND

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Dear Email Owner!!!

This is to inform you that with the help of the World Bank and United
Nations after meetings analyzing financial stability issues
fluctuating the international economy global standard, and with
incessant scams reports by foreigners to the government of Burkina
Faso, the Central Bank of West African States Burkina Faso is
compensating victims of internet fraud with the sum of $450,000 (Four
hundred and Fifty thousand United States Dollars).

For the first batch of payment, your E-mail Address was generated
through the computer ballot system as one of the selected to receive
this compensation.
To receive your compensation , you are required to send the below
required information for the transfer process to commence

Required Information-

FULL NAME
GENDER
OCCUPATION
DATE OF BIRTH
HOME ADDRESS
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER
WHATSAPP PHONE NUMBER

You are expected to forward the above details to the authorized
financial institution for your payment

Paying Financial Institution: CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICAN STATES
(BCEAO) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
Contact person: MR CELSO HIEN
Remittance Asst. Director
E-mail: celso.hien@africamail.com

You are advised to contact MR CELSO HIEN with the required information
to enable the processing and release of your compensated fund to you.

Yours Sincerely,
P. JOHN PETER
For, United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

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