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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2347085772603
• 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.
  • unitednations.organisation@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: United Nations Organisation <bernardbrown@click21.com.br>
Reply-To: unitednations.organisation@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:07:03 -0300
Subject: From The United Nations { Compensation Gift}



Good Day,

We the United Nations Organisation writes to informed you about the ongoing
compensation program for the year 2009 as a result of the recent world
Economic and Financial Crisis. We are much delighted to contact you to let
you know that the total sum of ($500,000.00, Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars) has been issued as certified Bank Draft in your favor cashable at
any bank in the whole world wide.

You are required to contact the manager in charge of the {UN} compensation
finance house for the collection of this international certified bank
draft. The name of the manager is Mr. Harrison Newman. Contact him as soon as
you receive this email with the address below

{UN} COMPENSATION AND FINANCE HOUSE HEAD OFFICE
Contact the Manager: Mr. Harrison Newman
Contact Email: unitednations.organisation@hotmail.com
Office Tel: +2347085772603

Try to contact him as soon as possible and reconfirm to him your Name and
address and your telephone numbers to avoid any
mistakes while sending your bank draft across to you.

You are to contact the {UN} COMPENSATION AND FINANCE HOUSE HEAD
OFFICE via this email: -- unitednations.organisation@hotmail.com

At the moment, this organization requires you to bear it in mind that the
international bank draft has a validity period of 30 banking days, so you
are to contact the office with immediate effect to facilitate the urgent
sending of the draft to you in your present country. Remember that every
instruction has been forwarded to Mr. Harrison Newman in the compensation
finance house on your behalf to send the bank draft as you may instruct
him because the modalities has been put in place to conclude this
arrangement in the earliest possible time.

We need you to accept this token with good faith as the United Nations
Organisation needs you to establish the fund in any business that can give
you good profit in return. You may be asking to indicate this code: M581
when contacting the compensation finance house, it will prove your identity.

Thanks and God bless.
Your Sincerely,
Mrs. Janyce Cobb
The United Nations Secretary General.




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