419 scam: "United Nations Organization"<unitednationsfundrelease@un.org> APPROVED 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:
- "million 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)
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.
- jerrychog@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations Organization" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jerrychog@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 22:51:20 -0700
Subject: APPROVED COMPENSATION PAYMENT

United Nations Compensation Unit, In Affiliation with World/IMF
Our Ref: U.N / W.B.O.

Attn: Beneficiary

APPROVED COMPENSATION PAYMENT AWARD OF US$3.5 Million.

You may not understand why this mail came to you. We have been having a meeting for quit sometime now and we just came to a logical conclusion few days ago in affiliation with the World Bank president. This email is to few well listed people that have been scammed in any part of the world, UNITED NATIONS in Affiliation with WORLD BANK/IMF have agreed to compensate the sum of US$3.5 Million Dollars each, these includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum and people that have had an unfinished transaction or Inheritance fund and lottery winning that failed due to Government problems or fraud act etc. We found your email in the list of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed for the release of US$3.5 Million for your compensation.

You are advised to contact Mr. Jerry Chigor for immediate payment of the US$3,5 Million to your bank account. Contact him immediately and therefore send to him the bellow required information to his direct email address: jerrychog@yahoo.com.hk

1. Your Full name
2. Your Country
3. Contact Address
4. Telephone Number
5. Occupation, Sex & Age.

Should you follow to our directives, your fund of US$3.5 Million compensation will be credited in your bank account by telegraphic transfer within three (3) banking working days and copies of the funds transfer documents will be sent to you, and also ATM valued sum of US$3.5 Million in your name.

Congratulations and I look forward to hear from you as soon as you confirm and receive your approved payment.

Good-luck and kind regards,
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary (UNITED NATIONS).
UN making the world a better place
http://www.un.org/sg/

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