419 scam: UNITED NATIONS <windowdigitalalert@gmail.com> UNITED NATIONS 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:

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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "info.cbb@drivehq.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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22962133669 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: UNITED NATIONS <windowdigitalalert@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.cbb@drivehq.com
Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 13:31:00 -0700
Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION PAYMENT

WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE,
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC,
YOUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX0L8 UNITED NATIONS.

Greetings,

I am authorized by the newly appointed United Nations Secretary
General, and the Governing body of the United Nations Debt
Reconciliation Unit Cotonou-Benin Republic, to investigate the
unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your
favor. During the course of my investigation, I discovered with dismay
that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials
of the Bank and Government regulatory organisation in the United
States who are trying to divert your funds into their private
accounts.

This is to bring to your notice that I am the Executive Director of
the United Nations Human Settlements Programmer (UN-Habitat) and I
have been instructed by the Secretary-General of The United Nations
Ban Ki-moon to pay 500 (Five Hundred) people who have been Victims of
Internet scam. The United Nations has decided to pay you $800,000 USD
(Eight hundred Thousand United State Dollars) each.

You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed
victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for
the release of your compensation fund.

This email is to 500 (Five Hundred) selected receipients that funds
has been extorted from. The United Nations has agreed to compensate
you and every foreign contractors that haven't received their contract
sum due to Government problems or irregularities etc.

I found your email in our list of unpaid beneficiary that is why I am
contacting you, this has been agreed upon and signed by the United
Nations Board of Trustees from the WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMER. I
discovered that the document of your funds is intact and very much
available.

Note: The United Nations Board of Director have sign your ATM VISA
CARD VALUED at US$800,000 (Eight hundred Thousand United State
Dollars), This funds are in an ATM CARD for security purpose.

My contact details are as stated below :-

Name: Dr. KING LAMBO
Email: info.cbb@drivehq.com
Phone Number: 00229-62133669

Please reconfirm the following information's for your perusal.

1.Full Name:
2.Address:
3.Phone Number:
4.Country:
5.Occupation:
6.Sex:
7.Age:

I expect your urgent attention to this email to enable me monitor this
payment effectively. Most importantly you shall be requested to pay
the shipping fee of your ATM VISA CARD with 100% no extra charge or
hidden fees involved.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Caroline Kame.
Executive Director United Nations Human Settlements Programmer.
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)

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