419 scam: Mr Marc-Andre Dorel <test@comstar.ru> RE : INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT

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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!

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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: Mr Marc-Andre Dorel <test@comstar.ru>
Reply-To: <overtonrichard204@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2023 14:39:07 -0700
Subject: RE : INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT

INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOU WITH THE SUM OF (USD$10.5 MILLION).

This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund. After due vetting and evaluation of your file, We are pleased to announce to you the result of the World Health Organization international live sms grant held this July 2020. On behalf of the entire Convid 19 relief palliative team, we wish to appreciate and congratulate all the sponsors, partners especially Telecom for providing the Mobile Directories for the Relief Programme.

The World Health Organization in collaboration with its Parent Organization United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) looked at the coronavirus pandemic damage on the world economy and 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 in order to complete this claim. On our part, we have a mandate to see you through. We will work assiduously to realize this mandate as we respect your views, opinions and most importantly protect your privacy.

Please, kindly provide us with the following information for verification and production of your any necessary paper works:-

(1) Full name...........(2) Full address............(3) Age...........(4) Sex.........(5) Nationality............(5) Home Telephone #...........(6) Mobile Telephone #.......(7) Occupation............

We will immediately start the process to facilitate your funds release as soon as you send the required details above. For security reasons, you are advised to treat this letter with confidentiality until your grant is remitted to you. Any form of double claim Will lead to disqualification.

Once again congratulations from members and staff of world Health organization

Mr. Marc-André Dorel
Officer-in-Charge, Non-Governmental Organizations
Branch, Office of Intergovernmental Support
and Coordination for Sustainable Development
Department of United Nations Economic and Social Affairs.

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