419 scam: "Mr Greg Wilson."<info@un.fm> ATTENTION:UN PAID FOREIGN BENEFICIARY.

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- wgreg4815@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Greg Wilson." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wgreg4815@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2023 16:28:47 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION:UN PAID FOREIGN BENEFICIARY.

ATTENTION:UN PAID FOREIGN BENEFICIARY.

I am Mr Greg Wilson the newly appointed Director of Foreign Payment Verification/approval settlement United Nations.

I wish to use this medium of communication to inform you that there is an unpaid compensation payment of $4.7Million USD(Four Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars lingering as outstanding payment in your name,we have made several attempts to contact you through your email contact but all our effort was not successful.

However,we received a message from Mr Frederick Griffin last week,that you passed through Leg Surgery and you have been undergoing a series of medications as a result of your leg surgery,that you have given him the instruction to provide the necessary requirement needed to claim your approved payment.

Below is the information we received from Mr Frederick Griffin,your representative.

BANK:CREDIT SUISSE,CH-8038 ZÜRICH,SWITZERLAND
ACCOUNT NO:5018 1448 1308
IBAN: CH19 0483 5018 1448 1308 1
SWIFT CODE: CRESCHZZ80A
ACCOUNT NAME:FREDERICK GRIFFIN.

We requested for a POWER OF ATTORNEY that indicated that you have legally endorsed Mr Federick Griffin as your representative to claim this payment on your behalf,but we have not heard any response from him yet.

We have checked your email address through our Email Revalidator operator system and we discovered that your email is very active,but we made an alphabetical error or mistake while sending a message to you,which made our previous message to you not to be delivered successfully to you.

Finally we need your urgent clarification on this payment matter and the below information as soon as possible.

1)YOUR FULL NAME.
2)YOUR MAILING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR OCCUPATION.
4)YOUR AGE.
5)YOUR MARITAL STATUS.

Kindly reply me through my private Email: wgreg4815@gmail.com

Yours Sincerely,

Mr Greg Wilson.
Director of Foreign Payment Verification/approval settlement.
United Nations.

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