419 scam: "United Nation"<compesation@Un.org> RE: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT

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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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
- andreawashington@publicist.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andreawashington@publicist.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:47:43 +0800
Subject: RE: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH AFRICAN BANK.
OFFICE OF UNITED NATION SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI MOON,

Attention Beneficiary,

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 having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. This email is to all the people that have been scammed or that has not yet received their winnings Funds in any part of the world, most especially In Africa Europe and Asia , the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$ 750,000.00 Dollars which your email was among them

This also includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you now, this has been agreed upon and has been signed.

So you are advised to contact DR. ANDREA WASHINGTON, of our paying center in United State Of America, as he is our representative over there and will be helping you to receive your payments as soon as possible, So contact him immediately for your own part of the compensation/payment of USD$750,000.00 United State Dollars which has already been deposited in the bank for safety purpose ok, So he will help you get your funds to you immediately because you have 48hours to respond to this email or your payment will be cancelled Meanwhile you should send him your Full Name And Telephone Number And tell him how you will prefer to receive your own part of the Compensation/Payment Immediately BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE.
Below is the available option on how you will prefer to receive your Payment Funds without any longer delay

Option (1) BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER
Option (2) International Bank Draft
Option (3) ATM MASTER CARD

You are advice to choose one of the required Options on how you will like to receive your payment and contact Our Representative In Africa Through his contact Details Below,

Person to Contact: DR . ANDREA WASHINGTON
Email: andreawashington@publicist.com
Tel: +15164427638

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your Bank Draft. Making the world a better place.

Regards,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
http://www.un.org/sg/

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