419 scam: "United Nations"<info@un.org> Your Payment Is Ready Contact Koelner Bank

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- koelner.bk@mail.md (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <un_nations_kofi@gala.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 16:05:27 -0700
Subject: Your Payment Is Ready Contact Koelner Bank

UNITED NATION’S COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT,IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK.DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFER,UNITED NATION LIASON OFFICE,UNITED NATION HEADQAURTERS NEW YORK PAYMENT CENTER KOELNER BANK DE.

ATTENTION THE BENEFICIARY:
COMPENSATION OF US$1,500,000.00

Attention: My good friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?You may not understand why this mail came to you. We have been in series of meeting for the passed 5 months which ended 2 weeks ago with the then Secretary-General of UNITED NATIONS and other concerned authorities including the WORLD BANK REPRESENTATIVES.
The UNITED NATION has resolved to make a monetry compesation of the sum of US$1,500,000.00 each to families that lost their beloved ones in the 9th september 2001 terrorist attack on the world trade centre Twin Towers in America and the WORLD at large.
This resolution came about in line with UNITED NATION CHARTER ON HUMAN RIGHT/BE YOUR BROTHER’S KEEPER ACT VOL.116.

To this effect, you are adviced to forward your information viz:

Full names:

Address:

Age:

Sex:

Telephone, mobile,cell

Note: you are hereby advice to get incontact with our payment officer with your complete informationn as requested KOELNER BANK DE in person of Dr.John Fletcher VIA THIS EMAIL : koelner.bk@mail.md

to enable him communicate you with your payment advice.

This is a UNITED NATION/WORLD BANK assisted programe and we have our payment locations all round the globe for an easy payment within your nearest convenient location.

We deeply pray that God will give you the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.C/O Mrs. Catherine Cooke.Making the world a better place.

DR. BAN KI-MOON.
SECRETARY-GENERAL,
UNITED NATION

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