419 scam: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <mr.bakimoon189@yahoo.com> YOUR COMPENSATION FROM UNITED NATIONS

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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.
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.
- michalraynor@counsellor.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <mr.bakimoon189@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrbankimoon@barid.com
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 15:18:32 -0500
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION FROM UNITED NATIONS

Attn Beneficiary,

We are writing to notify you that United Nations (UN) after series of
meetings for the past 3 days which just ended today. This email is to
all the people that have been victim of Horician & Flood disasters,
Earthquake in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS IN Affiliation
with WORLD BANK have agreed to compensate you with the sum of
$2000,000,00usd, for self support.

And includes every foreign contractors that may have not received
their contract, inheritance & lotto sum, and people that have had an
unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to
Government problems etc. We found your name in the list of those who
are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we
contacted you.

Stop any further communication with your local representative or any
officials, department whom may call you or email concerning this
payment of your fund $2000,000,00 Contact Ambassador Michael Raynor of
United States of America in Benin Republic as soon as possible. Call
Ambassador Michael Raynor on phone 00 229 93 39 86 69 and write him on
his email address: michalraynor@counsellor.com

You are advised to contact our representative in Benin, Ambassador
Michael Raynor of United Nation in Benin Republic to send you, your
ATM VISA CARD $2000,000,00usd, Which you will be withdrawing $10,000
usd every day from any atm machine over there in your country, contact
Ambassador Michael Raynor Today to avoid delay, Send him 1. You full
Name, 2.Address, 3.Phone, 4.Age, 6.Occupation.

Below is the Contact Information,

Ambassador Michael Raynor
Email: michalraynor@counsellor.com
Telephone: 00 229 93 39 86 69

Contact Ambassador Michael Raynor , He must send your ATM VISA CARD US
2000,000,00, to your address as you will provided, .This is urgent
Call Ambassador Michael Raynor on phone 00 229 93 39 86 69, Hoping to
hear from you as soon as you received your card.

Regards,

Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
UN General Secretary (United Nations)
http://www.un.org/sg/biography.shtml

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