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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • united_nationoffice@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: united nation <unitednationpz@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 02:11:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK.


UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS B PLAZA 20-A
NEW YORK NY 10017 USA.



WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

ATTN: amarjit singh,

RE: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

We have actually been authorized by the presidency, Republic of Benin and the governing board of commercial bank of Cotonou-Republic Du Benin to investigate the unnecessary delay of your payment, recommended and approve your claims for payment if certified as genuine.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying to divert your money into their private accounts, to forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal identification number (PIN) and your transfer access code (T.A.C), this will enable only you have direct control over this fund, we have also agreed with the presidency that we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the officials of the bank of Benin Republic.

We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your payment from the presidency we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation, instructions. Your entire Inheritance/Contract fund has been credited in your favour through our overseas paying Bank.

You are therefore advised to contact REV. FRANK GRAHAM DIRECTOR International Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office Cotonou Republic Du Benin on EMAIL :( united_nationoffice@myway.com) to collect your original payment slip with your pin and transfer access code.

As soon as you submit these codes and your payment slip to your bank they will credit your account without delay. NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH REV. FRANK GRAHAM WITH YOUR CORRECT CONTACT AND BANKING DETAILS TO AVOID TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT.

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CAPT. JAMES C. WILLIAMS
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK.



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