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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.

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  • "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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Fraud email example:

From: unitednations unitednations <mrsbetty_8@msn.com>
Reply-To: <f.mf2@live.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:11:36 +0000
Subject: URGENTE: FONDO DE SU PAGO (UN FOREIGN DEBT RECONCILIATION)









UNITED NATIONS FACT FINDING AND APPROVAL OF FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENT
(IMF /WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-ANEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027
ENGLISH AND SPANISH: ABOVE IS ENGLISH AND
BELOW IS SPANISH

ATTN: BENEFICIARY!

FOREIGN DEBT RECONCILIATION

We are very sorry for the delay in transferring this fund (US$10M) urgently to you; please don't be angry with us because we have some good reason for that.

Our reason are: in the Year 2004, the United Nations office in London partly got burnt and most contractors information were lost, so in our view and efforts to retrieve that, we unanimously decided to go online and since most of computers were HP (Hewlett and Packard), we decided to go online to the HP database to re-coup information and there your names were seen to match one of the missing names in the unpaid contractor's payroll.

Many unscrupulous elements and impostors have used those opportunities to deceive many contractors, which are one of the reasons, you have to abide by the rules and regulation of this organization to get your funds. Any strange mails, mostly related to fund transfer should be forwarded to this office for screening.
Now we have contacted you for immediate wire of your fund to your nominated account. We are really sorry to have delayed this fund for the past four year, it was due to the fact that we have many unpaid and we are taking this payment serially to make sure no one is missed out, and now is your turn. Do not delay to get strapped by the United Nations deadline of Seven (7) working days from the day you were contacted for movement of your fund out of London to your private account.

Lastly, I want you to believe the fact that whatever I advice you as regarding this transfer is for your own benefits, as you can see, we are mandated to conclude this transfer within the next seven (7) working days from the day you were contacted and that made it that we have limited time to conclude the requirements. You need to be faster before the deadline because I cannot foretell what next will be the United Nation Policy over this.

Reconfirm the followings:

(1) Your full name (2) Address (3) Personal Cell phone /fax and mobile (4) Company Name (5) Occupation (6) Occupation, Age and Marital Status (7) copy of your Int'l passport /driver's license (8)equity line of credit {yes} or {no}

Note: Your whole (entire) will been transferred to the paying Bank soon we receive it; they will contact you soon to proceed.

Many thanks for understanding and co-operation and patience.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Mrs BETTY WRIGHT
SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT
TO: MR. BAN KI-MOON,
SECRETARY general.
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK.

-------SPANISH--------

(IMF /WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-ANEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027




Atención: Beneficiario,

Estamos muy mal por el retraso de esta transferencia de ($10M de dólares.) en su cuenta personal. Por favor, no estar enojado, tenemos algunas buenas razones para presentar a usted.

Nuestra razón:

en el año 2004, la oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Londres y se quemaron la mayoría de los contratistas información se perdió, por lo que en nuestros esfuerzos para recuperar datos perdidos, fuimos en la tecnología de la información en línea de bases de datos, las informaciones que ha recuperado su nombre y dirección de correo electrónico como uno de los contratistas no remunerado, esta es la razón por la que han puesto en contacto con usted.

Muchos elementos sin escrúpulos han utilizado los impostores y oportunidades como esta para engañar a muchos, esta es una de las razones por las que han puesto en contacto con usted personalmente. Usted tiene que acatar las normas y la regulación de esta organización para obtener sus fondos. Cualquier extraño correo electrónico que ha recibido en su correo electrónico, en relación con la transferencia de fondos deberán ser remitidas a esta oficina para el cribado.

Ahora nos han puesto en contacto con usted de inmediato de su fondo de alambre a su nominado cuenta. Estamos realmente disculpas por haber retrasado este fondo durante los últimos cuatro años. Se debe al hecho de que tenemos muchos pendientes de pago de contratistas y estamos tomando este pago en serie para asegurarse de que nadie está perdido.

No demora para obtener atado por las Naciones Unidas para el plazo de siete (7) días hábiles a contar desde el día en que se estableció contacto para el movimiento de sus fondos de Londres a su cuenta privada.

Por último, quiero creer que el hecho de que lo que usted como asesoramiento en relación con esta transferencia es para su propio beneficio, como puede ver, que tienen el mandato de concluir este traspaso en los próximos siete (7) días hábiles. Tenemos poco tiempo para concluir los requisitos.

Tienes que ser urgente antes de la fecha límite porque no puedo predecir el próximo Política de las Naciones Unidas sobre este pago.

Reconfirmar los siguientes:

(1) Su nombre completo:
(2) Dirección:
(3) Personal de células de teléfono / fax y de teléfono móvil:
(4) Nombre de la empresa:
(5) Profesión:
(6) ocupación, edad y estado civil:
(7) Copia de su pasaporte Int'l / licencia de conducir:
(8) Equidad de línea de crédito (sí) (o) (no):

Nota: La totalidad de los datos se enviarán a pagar el Banco antes de que nosotros lo recibimos.

Muchas gracias por la comprensión, la cooperación y la paciencia.

¡FELICIDADES!



Mrs BETTY WRIGHT
SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT
TO: MR. BAN KI-MOON,
SECRETARY general.
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK.

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