419 scam: "BANKI MOON"<ryanbendeta@gmail.com> Dear Sir/Maantv.net> Hello Dear Friend,IVE NEEDED VERY URGENT.

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state 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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- ban.kimoonn@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BANKI MOON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ban.kimoonn@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:04:41 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir/Ma

From:

The Desk of United Nation Secretary General
760 United Nation Plaza, Between 42nd and 48th streets,
First Avenue,East
New-York

Dear Sir/Ma

I Write to bring to your notice, in line with our resolution of United Nations
Head of state meeting held on Febuary 9th 2010,at Lyon France. 1, The
united nations resolved that Europe,Asia,Canada and the united state has lost
quiet reasonable sums of money on there quest to claim their various contract
payment/inheritance from African nations. 2. This unfortunate lost of
funds from various individuals/cooperation constitutes over 25% of the present
Europe and American economic crisis. 3. The individuals involve in this
countries has either lost their businesses, their jobs, their home, or finally
lost their lives. To address this ugly situation the United Nations has raised
the sum of Eleven billion; six hundred million united state dollars (11.6bnUSD) as bail out to individuals and
cooperate bodies that were badly affected by these ugly trends.

In our survey, carried out from 1996 - 2009 by our financial expert in
Europe,Asia,canada and the united state of America u are list as one of the
victims. The sum of five hundred and fifty thousand united state dollars (550, 000, 00USD), has been deposited in your favor, for your upkeeps and this is very important to alleviate your suffering from the present global economic cirsis.Your payment release code is UNSEC201/760NY49/550S09

You are here by directed to contact urgently the payment officer, Rev. Wisdom Smith of the foreign payment service new York, No: 1 chase plaza, Manhattan NY, 10005
Tel: 1-845-536-4730

Note:
you are advised to utilize these funds judiciously, has the united nation has done it's best to improve your leaving standard.

Best Regard,

MR BANKI MOON
United Nation Sec. General
Email:ban.kimoonn@hotmail.com

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