419 scam: " JULIO FRENK"<test@comstar.ru> COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- info_un@citromail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- unit. headquarte= rs new york ny 10017, usa. email: (info_un@citromail.hu) dear email owner/f= und beneficiary, compensation (Citromail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: " JULIO FRENK"<test@comstar.ru>
Reply-To: info_56@daum.net
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 01:13:59 -0800
Subject: COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER

UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION/COMPENSATION FUNDS INVESTIGATION UNIT. Headquarte=
rs New York NY 10017, USA. Email: (info_un@citromail.hu) Dear Email Owner/F=
und Beneficiary, COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER This is to inform you tha=
t, we have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Arti=
sts in Africa with the help of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the=
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and FBI. We have been able to track down=
so many of this scam artist in various parts of African countries and Euro=
pe, which includes (Nigeria, United Kingdom, Spain, Ghana, Cameroon and Sen=
egal) and they are all in Government custody now, they will appear at Inter=
national Criminal Court (ICC) Hague (Netherlands) soon for Criminal/Fraud J=
ustice. During the course of our investigation, we have been able to recove=
r so much money from these scam artists. The United Nations Anti-Crime Comm=
ission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have ordered that the mone=
y recovered from the Scammers to be shared among 100 Lucky people around th=
e World for compensation. This Email/Letter is been directed to you because=
your email address was found in one of the scammer Artists file and comput=
er hard-disk while the investigation, maybe you have been scammed. You are =
therefore being compensated with the sum of US2, 200,000.00 (US$) (Two Mill=
ion Two Hundred Thousand United State Dollars). We have arranged your payme=
nt to be paid to you direct to your bank account in your country. To receiv=
e the above fund, you are therefore advised to contact the (SUN TRUST BANK =
) who will transfer the fund to your bank account from Reserve Bank. We hav=
e advised the Bank Agent to open a private email address with a new number =
as to enable us to monitor this payment and the transfer communications to =
avoid further delay or misdirection of your fund. Kindly contact the SUN TR=
UST BANK private Bank Agent now with the below contact details: Contact: AR=
T RAMIREZ Compensation Fund Transfer Dept. (SUN TRUST BANK) Contact Email: =
jrrr256155@gmail.com Contact him now and forward the below details to him: =
1. Your Full Name: 2. Your Age: 3. Occupation: 4. Your Home Address: 5. Cel=
l/Mobile Number: Yours in Service. MR. JULIO FRENK United Nations Funds Inv=
estigation Unit. Please make sure you are a scam victim to respond to this =
Email if this mail come as an Error Ignore it and Delete Immediately

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