419 scam: "United Nations Liaison office Nigeria"<dr_oahmed47@yahoo.com.ph> NEW DEVELOPMENT

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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:
- ",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)
- "lagos" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations Liaison office Nigeria" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr_oahmed@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 07:44:34 +0400
Subject: NEW DEVELOPMENT

Respected Sir,

Due to complains from individuals / international communities to United Nations Head Quarters in New York over delay of foreign contractors payments held in banks / depository companies in Africa. UN Secretary General has authorized my office United Nations Liaison office Nigeria to investigate every foreign contractors payment held in Africa Nigeria in particular.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your funds has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of responsible banks and depository companies who are trying to divert your money for their private use, to forestall this, security for all beneficiary’s funds was organized and agreed with AFRICAN UNION, EUROPEAN UNION and UNITED NATION that we handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the officials of responsible banks and depository companies.

We are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation / instructions and irrevocable payment guarantee on your funds by UNITED NATIONS, payment of every beneficiary funds will be paid by United Nations office Lagos via Diplomatic cash payment delivery to you.

Stop every communication with any person in respect of your funds to avoid jeopardizing our efforts.

You are therefore advice to send your shipping address home or office address where you will want us to deliver your payment to you via diplomatic cash delivery. Inclusive is your secured direct phone numbers to this office immediately, to enable us complete payment verification and delivery of your payment in bank sealed safe to you cash.

NOTE: The amount every beneficiary will receive is US$10,000,000.00 United States dollars the rest will be paid in the later date.

Congratulations.

Truly yours,

Dr. Otman Ahmed

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