419 scam: "United Nations"<intarnationalmonetaryfunds@gmail.com> Instruction

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <intarnationalmonetaryfunds2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 May 2023 17:06:34 -0700
Subject: Instruction

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting And Investigations Division

From The Desk Of Mr James Bruce.

Attention,

Thank you for your quick email and now we have confirmed that you did not send any one to have your fund all you are to do now is send over your bank account information for the transfer to take place as soon as the transfer is done we will send over your transfer slip so i want you to email us information needed so that the transfer of your $3.3 Million united dollars can be transferred to you,Once again we are sorry to hear that you are not hospitalize it is our duty to have Mr.Scott J. Schmidt arrested and put him behind bars we hope to hear from you soon.

PLEASE PROVIDE THESE DETAILS SINCE WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT YOU DID NOT SEND ANY ONE YOU HAVE TO SEND OVER YOUR INFORMATION FOR THE TRANSFER TO TAKE PLACE

{1} FULL NAME

{2} FULL ADDRESS

{3} MARITAL STATUS

{4} AGE

{5} SEX

{6] NATIONALITY

{7} TEL NUMBER

{8} COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

{9} OCCUPATION

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

Yours sincerely,

MrJames Bruce

The New Appointed United Nations

Under-Secretary General for Internal Oversight

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