419 scam: "United Nations" <info@unpd.com> End of Year Promo

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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:

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:
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations" <info@unpd.com>
Reply-To: unitedfundsgrant0@yahoo.cn
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 07:00:42 +0200
Subject: End of Year Promo

Cash Grant Winning number...................(UNO- 164/8456/056)
Attn :,

Your email has been selected by the United Nations(UN) for a cash grant
award of Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand Five hundred United State
Dollar,($950,500.00usd) for this year 2010 award.

Your email address was selected during our random email balloting for the
cash grant and if you receive this notification,it means that you are a
lucky beneficiary of our cash grant award.The united nations authorities
has decided to give this award to 15 beneficiaries from all over the world
to help facilitate and improve the standard of living to the Commission on
the Limits of the Continental Shelf for developing States, in particular
the least developed countries and small island developing States,and
compliance with article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of
the Sea.This Grant is been aided by the United Nations development
programme and the united nations trust funds for human security.Your cash
Grant pin number is (UNO-154/4456/011)
You are to get back to me with the following information, to approve and
release your $950,500.00 Usd to you with immediate effect.

1. FULL NAMES:
2. FULL ADDRESS:
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
4. OCCUPATION:
5. COUNTRY:
6. PIN NUMBER:

Regards,
Dr Packer Extrada.
E:Mail:(info_unitednations171@yahoo.cn)
Tel:44:7024080663
UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL

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