419 scam: "UN WorldBank Projects Financier"<postmaster@cucn1.ioniagovuc.org> Re: Final Compensation Payment Notification Memo.

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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",500,000" (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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "back to me via my private e-mail" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- unwbpfinancier@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UN WorldBank Projects Financier" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unwbpfinancier@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2020 14:23:59 +0200
Subject: Re: Final Compensation Payment Notification Memo. RUPJXIYZTK

Attention Beneficiary,

It was resolved and agreed upon by the United Nations in partnership with the World Bank to transfer $10,500,000.00 Million to you as compensation payment. A financier affiliated
with the United Nations and IMF will send you funds to cover all the needed fees to claim your unpaid payments entitled to you as compensation.

You are therefore required to forward your full details, your full names and address with direct telephone number to receive your compensation funds.
I will furnish you with further information on how you can go about this claims when you get back to me via my private E-mail: unwbpfinancier@hotmail.com

I await your urgent response today.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

Manuel Antonio Lopes Fontes, Ph.D

Direct Contact E-mail Address: unwbpfinancier@hotmail.com

The Independent Coordinator (Fiduciary Agent)

United Nations Compensation (Ad-hoc) Commission

Palais des Nations, Av. de la Paix 8-14,

1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland.
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