419 scam: "Mrs. Susan Patrick" <susan.patrick88@yahoo.ca> Attn: Honorable Beneficiary,

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "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 dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "unsettlementunit@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "unsettlementunit@qq.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: "Mrs. Susan Patrick" <susan.patrick88@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: unsettlementunit@qq.com
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:52:20 +0200
Subject: Attn: Honorable Beneficiary,

--
AUDIT/FUNDS SETTLEMENT UNIT
UN HOUSE-PLOT 617/618 DIPLOMATIC DRIVE
CENTRAL AREA DISTRICT GARKI ABUJA NIGERIA
SECURITY TEL/FAX: 009 81 25962839.
Email:unsettlementunit@qq.com

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT #:UN/ZBI-VMH/WB/IMF/MIN/FGBN/225/2013.

Attn: Honorable Beneficiary,

This is to bring to your notice that United Nations has been authorized
by the World Bank Group In conjunction with United State High Commission
to make your outstanding payment of US$6,600,000.00 (Six Million Six
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) to you without delay, as your
payment was recently approved.

In order for you to receive this US$6,600,000.00 without any delay, we
have decided to pay you through a Specialized ATM Debit Visa card which
is one of the fastest, reliable and convenient means of receiving
payment worldwide. As soon as this Specialized ATM Debit card is deliver
to you, you will be able to use it to withdraw money from any ATM
machine around you without any interruption from any body.

The process of this requires only your readiness to receive your long
awaited payment through ATM Debit card by providing the details below.

A) Your full names:........................................
B) Addres:...............................................
C) Your Cell Phone number
D) Your state and country of origin

Be cordially advised that, upon receipt of the above details of yours we
shall instruct the authorize Bank "ZENITH BANK PLC" to issue ATM Debit
Visa Card and hand it over to our Delivery agent for immediate deliver
to you. Email:unsettlementunit@qq.com

Yours in service.
Mrs. Susan Peter
UN DIRECTOR AUDIT/FUNDS SETTLEMENT UNIT
http://www.ng.undp.org/

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