419 scam: "Achim Steiner"<test@smtp.best> Your Reimbursement Funds (2023)

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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: "Achim Steiner" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.undp@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:19:02 -0700
Subject: Your Reimbursement Funds (2023)

Dear Beneficiary, You are welcome to the desk of Mr. Achim Steiner, the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. The UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help people develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities, and build resilience to sustain development results. This email is to officially inform you that your Email Address attached to IPv4 address on our World-Wide Web/Internet Service Provider search result has been awarded the Sum of $385,000.00 as part of the Ongoing United Nations Development Programme and World Health Organization international live Grant and special COVID-19 Relief Package Funds Online Program, to help with the fight against COVID -19 and finance your business. The United Nations Development Programme and World Health Organization looked at the coronavirus pandemic damage on the world economy and have decided to help individuals and companies to bounce back to their respective businesses. While basking in the euphoria of this achievement, we wish to seize this opportunity to acquaint you with guidelines that must be followed to complete this claim. You are advised to re-confirm the below information to enable us to confirm your genuineness and expedite action immediately. Please re-confirm the below details:- (1) Your Full Name: (2) Correct Contact Address: (3) Your Mobile/home Telephone Numbers: (4) Your Scanned Copy Of Your Identification: We will immediately start the process to facilitate your funds release as soon as you send the required details. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your grant is processed and remitted to you. Any form of double claim will lead to disqualification. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding Yours Sincerely, Mr. Achim Steiner. The Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme New York, NY, USA.

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