419 scam: UN FOUNDATION SCHEME 2014 <demo@ziic.com> Compensation 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:
- ",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)
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.
- financialcompensations001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UN FOUNDATION SCHEME 2014 <demo@ziic.com>
Reply-To: <Financialcompensations001@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:09:34 -0700
Subject: Compensation payment.

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

UN FOUNDATION SCHEME 2014

This is to notify you that you have been appointed as one of the recipients of a Cash Grant/Donation for your personal and community development. You were selected among the beneficiaries to receive the sum of GBP 1,000,000.00 as developmental aid from the UN Foundation. Please contact UNDP Secretary- Mrs. Shannon Maris on this email: (Financialcompensations001@gmail.com). Proper verification

FILL AND RETURN.

Name in full:

Address:

Preferred delivery Address:

Nationality:

Age:

Gender:

Occupation:

Cell Phone:

Present country:

Alternate Email Address:

The Bank Transfer fee has been remitted by United Nations. You will be required to proceed with the acquisition of the “Release Approval Document” which has been subsidized. As soon as this is issued to you, your Grant/Donation of GBP 1,000,000.00 will be transferred to you. Be notified as soon as you send me your response with the required information, You will be redirected to the Attorney in charge of your batch, for proper clearance/verification and the issuance of the Release Approval Document, afterwards, immediate transfer of your GBP 1,000,000.

Once more congratulations.

Faithfully,

Mrs. Shannon Maris

Executive Secretary. I.T.I.L Foundation.

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