419 scam: "COMPENSATION UNIT"<alex1901@superposta.com> IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF 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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- ",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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- alex1900@superposta.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "COMPENSATION UNIT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alex1900@superposta.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 23:24:19 -0800
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

A.T.M PAYMENT UPDATE Office of the Chief Auditor to the President, International Credit Settlement WORLD BANK COMPENSATION UNIT/UNITED NATION IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT Attention: Beneficiary, This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /inheritance File and found out that why you have not received your payment is because you have Not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance Payment. Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the none officials in The bank. Your entire attempt to secure the release of the fund to you prove Abortive. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like this has to stop if You wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your Problem. Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment Center Asia pacific that is the latest instruction from the Mr. President, Dr. Good Luck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Barrack Obama of The United State of America and Queen of England. And Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon this card center will send you an ATM VISA CARD, which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM VISA CARD machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is five thousand, united States Dollars per day. So if you like to receive your fund forward without delay Your contact information listed below, 1. Your full name. 2. Full address (p.o box not acceptable) 3. Phone and fax # 4. Your age, sex and current occupation 5. Attach copy of your identification Contact the paying Office through their information below, Hon. Mr.Tim J.W. Tookey & Alex Boma Director, Atm payment Department, UNITED NATIONS, Email: alex1900@superposta.com The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out $6,500,000.000 (SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) as part payment for the new year 2012. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other Person or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment. Good luck and kind regards, Ban Ki-moon The Eighth and Current Secretary-General of the United Nations Making the world a better place http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Secretary-General

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