419 scam: "Elizabeth Underwood"<elizabethunderwoo@yahoo.com> Respond with a confirmation

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- ",500,000" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Elizabeth Underwood" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <elizabethunderwood00@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 22:47:29 +0100
Subject: Respond with a confirmation

THE UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION
UNITED NATION PAYMENT APPROVAL OFFICE,NIGERIA,WEST AFRICA
Special Duties/Logistics Department
FOREIGN CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND / WINNING PAYMENT BUREAU

Your Ref.: AFW/20-1/2105

WORLD BANK,U.S.A GOVERNMENT,UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL APPROVED PAYMENT VALUED at TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY($10,500,000.00)

SIR/MA,

This office have been mandated by the World bank Foreign Auditors to find out if your fund has been credited to your nominated BANK ACCOUNT as reported in our database? Confirm the status to me by E-MAIL as urgent as possible because the status of your file have confirmed that you have received your fund into your bank account.

If I did not receive any response from you within the next 72working hours,we shall assume that your $10,500,000.00 has been successfully received by you as signed in your file. Call me on my direct phone number 234 815 628 7837 for more information in details.

We look forward to hearing from you to enable us serve you better.

Thanks you.

Yours Faithfully,
Elizabeth Underwood
United Nation Grant Alleviation,
Allocation Programme ,(UNGAAP) Agent

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