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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: unitednation@unitednationcontract3.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 09:17:55 +0100 (CET)
Subject: UNITED NATIONS CONTRACT FUNDS.




(INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
5TH FLOOR, UN PLAZA
ONE CANADA SQUARE
LONDON NW 10 6RG
ENGLAND.
PHONE 004470-24016721.

UNITED NATIONS CONTRACT FUNDS REF:WB/NF/UN/XX027

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your claim application as the immediate contract payment from United Nations your name was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments and we have verified the account number and it has been confirmed Ok today.

On behalf of the entire management United Nation, we wish to inform you that based on the meeting of the board of directors and instruction from the high authorities, in conjuction with World Bank (WB) and International Monitary Fund (IMF) on Inheritance matters.

Following the resolution and settlement of the payment by the United Nations in conjunction with the world bank, an irrevocable instructions and authorization has been given to us today to process and effect your payment valued at US$10.5 M(Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) due to you as the outstanding contractors without delay.

Based on this development, be advised that the transfer charges on your Inheritance funds, which was formally programmed to be paid to you via telegraphic transfer has been cancelled and to inform you of the procedures and ethics of the bank to effect every last quarter payment via Diplomatic immunity cash delivery to beneficiaries.

Be also informed that your payment have been programmed among other payments to be received via diplomatic immunity cash delivery to our diplomatic base in USA.

However this system was introduce to guide against American and United Nation's surveillance, monitoring out going funds from Europeans continents and other continents, because after sept, 11 attack on world trade centre, and the recent bomb blast and several torriorist attacks in the United Kingdom, American government and the United Nation tends to confiscate any payment above 1 million dollars going out of any continent.

Therefore, to avoid this, this method of payment were put in place by the British Government to ensure beneficiary receives their payment without any hitch .

Moreso, be informed that by friday, Monday, being 4th of December 2006, your consignment boxs containing your total Inheritance funds will be among other consignments that will be leaving the shore of the country to your country via diplomatic immunity cash delivery, which were parkaged in two matalic boxes.

You are to take care of the clearance charges of the consignment on the arrival of the diplomats in your local airport, therefore make arrangment for the collection of your consignment as soon as the diplomat arrives.

The consignment will be accompanied by our United Nation to ensure safe delivery to you, you will always rely on United Nation because the diplomats do not know the contents of your consignment, because it was registered as a family belongings and insurance bond worth that amount.

Note that you must re-confirm the following information to me of Probate for final authentication of your Contract fund, as soon as they arrive, they will get in contact with you to come forward for claim.

(1)Your full name.
(2)Phone, fax and mobile #.
(3) Company’s name, position and address.
(4) Profession, age and marital status
(5) intl passport or any valid ID as form of identification

Your urgent response will be apprecaited, while we look forward in serving you better.


DR. HEDGER ROGER.
DIRECTOR INTL AUDIT UNIT
UNITED NATIONS LONDON.

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