419 scam: United Nations <michaelm.uncc@gmail.com> COMPENSATION 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:

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.

Fraud email example:

From: United Nations <michaelm.uncc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: antonioguterres.uncc@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 11:53:04 +0200
Subject: COMPENSATION FUND

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (UNCC)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA, 20-A
NEW YORK, NY 10017 USA
Tel: +1-315-280-5760

Attention: E-mail Beneficiary,

We bring to your notice the recent action in the United Nations
Compensation Commission (UNCC). The total sum of 200 Million U.S Dollars
has been approved this year by this commission UNCC; to support natural
deserters and scam victims during this world global pandemic. This program
was categorized to retrieve lost funds through various law agents and also
to process claims and pay compensation for losses and damages suffered as a
result of the world pandemic. The amount above has been approved for
payment through the World Bank's correspondent banks. Selected
individual(s) will receive the sum of $5,5 MILLION USD each, which you are
among the selected beneficiaries.

This includes citizens of ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPEAN, AFRICA & AMERICA to
support people in countries across the region affected by the
aforementioned conditions. Hence, you received this letter for either of
the above reasons. This has been approved and duly signed by the Finance
Department of the United Nations Compensation Commission. More so, the U.S
Government, World Bank and the United Nations hereby give this irrevocable
approval order with the release of this fund through our payment centre
that will be disclosed to you in due course.

Without further delay, please provide the listed data below for further
assessment and verifications to have us commence proceedings.

* Full Names:
* Residential Address:
* Occupation:
* Mobile Number:
* Age:
* Gender:
* Alternative E-mail I.D:
* Copy of Valid I.D:

Your quick response will aid speedy treat of your file.

Sincerely yours,
AntÃ³nio Guterres
Secretary-General
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)

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