419 scam: "Mr. Hanson Scott" <jbashir285@gmail.com> REPLY

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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.
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.
- kibjusjkj@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Hanson Scott" <jbashir285@gmail.com>
Reply-To: patrickbrownunited@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 3 May 2022 00:19:39 +0100
Subject: REPLY

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United Nations Compensation Unit
In Affiliation with The World Bank/IMF
International Monetary Fund.

We are pleased to inform you that after thorough review of all
unclaimed funds worldwide, the new officials of the United Nations
Organization have been meeting for quite some time now and recently
concluded in affiliation with the IMF- International Monetary Fund and
World Bank. This email is to the people that were unable to receive
their inheritance and awarded funds, foreign contractors that may have
not received their contract sums. The United Nations in affiliation
with IMF- International Monetary Fund and World Bank have agreed to
compensate listed beneficiaries which includes you.

The audit reports given to us show that the payment of your fund was
delayed by some dubious officers and the transaction has remained
unfinished till date. Should you follow our directives, therefore stop
further communication with any correspondence outside this office and
send your Full Names, Address, Job Title, Telephone, Mobile/Cell and
Fax Numbers to the Office of Mr. Ant?nio Guterres, the United Nations
Secretary General. Email Address: kibjusjkj@aol.com

Note, If you received this message in your Junk/Spam folder, the
message may have been caught by a spam filter or it might be due to
network delivery status and it is recommended that you forward to your
Inbox folder.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Hanson Scott.
Payment Reconciliation Committee
United Nations
An Intergovernmental Organization

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