419 scam: "Mr. Paul Cheung"<no_reply@un.org> UBANY/ UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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.
- michaelphillips_ubagroup1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Paul Cheung" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michaelphillips_ubagroup1yahoo.com@mail2.lhhosting.co.kr>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:49:11 +1000
Subject: UBANY/ UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS

UN COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS
THE DIRECTOR:
UBANY/UNITED NATIONS, SCAM VICTIMS
COMPENSATIONS PROGRAMME.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654UN/US/BKFG

Attention,
UBANY/ UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS

We believe that this notification meets you in a very good present state of mind and health. We the UNITED NATIONS, in conjunction with Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC and some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in the United states of America. We have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you have transaction going on outside the USA as regards to your over-due contract payment which was fully endorsed in your favor accordingly.

It might interest you to know that we have taken out time in screening through this project as stipulated on our protocol of operation, our interest to bring peace to the world at large and have finally confirmed that your contract payment is 100% genuine and hitch free from all facet and of which you have the lawful right to claim your fund without further delay. Having said all this, our investigation showed that the payment has not been forthcoming due to the level of corruption by the handling banks, therefore through the attorney general of the US and the United nations scam victim compensation programmer we were able to make a legal arrangement on your behalf which saw the fund of beneficiaries transferred to UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA, NY USA so that fund can be released to the rightful beneficiary with ease and without further delay.

Therefore you required to reconfirm your full information’s for verification and immediate payment to you within 24 hours.

1. Your full name: .........................................
2. Your Residential Address: .........................
3. Age, date of birth and gender: ..................
4. Occupation: ..............................................
5. Home Telephone: ......................................
6. Cell Phone: ................................................
7. Office Telephone: .......................................
8. Copy of your identification: .......................

We shall not entertain impostors and you must proof that you are the rightful owner of this fund before final payment, note that it is no longer business as usual. As the case maybe we are not ready to take any risk that will backfire considering the claim made by Mr. Joe Liston, who claims to be your legal representative and wants your fund released to Victoria Peterson who he tendered as your next of Kin, after submitting your death certificate which was later confirmed as forged by the FBI.

More so I do not want anything that would dent my image, so you must reconfirm all this details to Mr. Michael Phillips for verification.

BANK NAME: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA NEW YORK
ADDRESS: 1 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK,NY 10020
CONTACT EMAIL: michaelphillips_ubagroup1@yahoo.com
CONTACT PERSON: Michael Phillips

A transfer confirmation slip have been forwarded to me to confirm that the $10,000,000.00 (Ten million dollars)is ready to be re-directed to your account, therefore it is very important that you contact Mr. Michael without delay.

I hope to here from you after all have been cleared and fund has been made available to you.

Your's Sincerely

Paul Cheung
Director, United Nations
Statistics Division

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