419 scam: "MIHAJLO HORNJAK" <hornjak@absolutok.net> THE AMERICA UNITED NATIONS FOREIGN PAYMENT RELEASE

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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "secpriya.un@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MIHAJLO HORNJAK" <hornjak@absolutok.net>
Reply-To: secpriya.un@live.com
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:59:26 +0100
Subject: THE AMERICA UNITED NATIONS FOREIGN PAYMENT RELEASE

THE AMERICA UNITED NATIONS FOREIGN PAYMENT RELEASE PROGRAMME 2012
BRITISH COMMISSION,
1211 GARDEN 10,
NEW ENGLAND.

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

WE WISH TO CONGRATULATE AND INFORM YOU THAT AFTER THROUGH REVIEW OF
YESTERDAY'S RESULT OF OUR LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN NEW ENGLAND, YOUR EMAIL
CAME OUT AS ONE OF OUR WINNER AND YOUR PAYMENT FILE HAS BEEN REVIEW AND
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR FUNDS TRANSFER OF US$97,192,000.00 DOLLARS TO
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT VIA SWIFT TRANSFER MODE WITH AUTHORITIES FROM THE WORLD
BANK ALL YOU HAVE TO DO FOLLOW THE GUIDING LINES FOR CLAIM.

FROM THE AMERICA UNITED NATIONS FOREIGN PAYMENT RELEASE PROGRAMME 2012 A
BRAND NEW HYUNDAI VERNA 2012 MODEL AWARDED BY THE COCA COLA BOTTLING
COMPANY AND SPONSERED BY HYUNDAI MOTORS.

PAYMENT IS AUTHORIZED FROM THE U.N.F.P.O OFFICE IN ENGLAND. YOUR FUNDS OF
US$97,192,000.00 DOLLARS WILL BE CREDITED TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITHIN 3
WORKING DAYS
KINDLY CONTACT TODAY BY EMAIL, OUR PAYMENT COORDINATOR SHE WOULD GUIDE
YOU IN RECEIVING TOTAL PAYMENT.

VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM

FULL NAME:
AGE:
SEX:
ADDRESS:
EMAIL:
PHONE:
OCCUPATION:
COMPANY:
COUNTRY:
BANK NAME:
YOU HAVE WON BEFORE YER OR NO ?...

PROMOTION EVENT MANAGER
Mrs Priyanka Gupta
Email: secpriya.un@live.com

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