419 scam: "UNITED NATION PAYMENT OFFICE"<unitednation@un.org> CONTACT THE BANK FOR YOUR PAYMENT

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states 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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- drjameslars@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATION PAYMENT OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednation009@mailaton.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:01:51 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THE BANK FOR YOUR PAYMENT

CONTACT THE BANK FOR YOUR PAYMENT

With Due Honor Dear beneficiary

>From the United Nation Supporting Dept Programmed, we are in receipt to your
contract beneficiary funds delay by the Africa bank and to inform you that we
have been authorized by the international community World Bank and the Federal
Ministry of Finance to investigate the delay of your outstanding beneficiary
Inheritance funds payment with the Africa bank, we have been also empowered to
recommend and approve your claims for payment if certified as genuine.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered that your payment has
been unnecessarily delayed by some corrupt officials of the bank who are trying
to divert the beneficiaries' funds into their private accounts.

Note, security for your funds payment has been organized and for the safety of
your funds we have been specifically advised to release this payment to you by
a telegraphic Bank to Bank transfer into your designated Bank account, We have
also agreed with the present presidency that we will make this payment via the
United Nations Affiliated accredited bank Abuja to avoid the hopeless situation
made by the previous banks officials.

We are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation your outstanding
beneficiary funds of Ten Million United States Dollars (US$10.M) has been
credited in your favor in our accredited bank's escrow account.

You are advised to contact African Development Bank the only bank approved by
us and world bank to pay all fund beneficiary ADB BANK WEST AFRICA Headquarter were your beneficiary funds is Originated and the Payment Officer is Dr. James Lars , Telephone: +234 70898 205 Email:drjameslars@gmail.com

You are also advised to forward the information below to him and your
beneficiary name of payment along with this email sent you for payment
identification and authorizations. also your payment sum if above the $10m

(1) your full name:
(2) Phone, fax and mobile :
(3) CompanyÃÔ name, position and address:
(4) Profession, Age/sex:
(5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment
effectively.

Yours urgent co-operation needed
Ms Angela Books
Personal Secretary
Mr. Ban ki- moon,
Secretary. United Nations
Supporting Dept Programmed,

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