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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • unitednation_rogerhedges@mail.md (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UNITED NATION LIASON OFFICE LONDON
<wiretransfer_unitednation@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <unitednation_rogerhedges@mail.md>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:13:46 +0100
Subject: INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT











Welcome to the United Nations Organization
(INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT)
5TH FLOOR,UN PLAZA
ONE CANADA SQUARE
LONDON NW 10 6RG
ENGLAND





Our Ref:WB/NF/UNO/XX027
BY THE NEW SECRETARY GENERAL
Attn:


PHONE TEL:447024033820EMAIL: unitednation_rogerhedges@mail.md
DEAR BENEFFICIARY,WE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN AUTHORISED BY THE PRESIDENCY,FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA TO HANDLE THE PAYMENTS OF THEIR LONG OVERDUE CONTRACTORS, THIS IS AS ARE SULT OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE GIVEN THEM LOANS IN THE PAST TO OFFSET THESE DEBTS BUT THE CORRUPT OFFICIALS OF THEIRGOVERNMENT AND THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA SIMPLY EMBEZZLED THE FUNDS AND THEN TURNED AROUND AND USED THE AVENUE TO EXTORT MONEY FROM CONTRACTORS.THESE CORRUPT OFFICIALS ALSO DELAY CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS AND EVENTUALLY DIVERT THE ENTIRE MONEY, IT IS TO AVOID THESE THAT SECURITY FOR THIS FUND WAS ORGANISED IN THE FORM OF YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN) CODE AND YOUR TRANSFER ACCESS CODE ( T.A.C) WHICH WE WILL ISSUE YOU ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL COPY OF YOUR PAYMENT SLIP, THIS IS A SECURITY ARRANGEMENT TO BE SURETHAT ONLY YOU SHALL HAVE DIRECT CONTROL/ACCESS OVER THIS FUND.ALL YOUR HAVE TO DO IS TAKE THE DOCUMENTS WITH THE CODES TO YOUR BANKTO ENABLE THEM ACCESS YOUR FUNDS AND CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY BASED ON THE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DOCUMENTS.WE CANNOT ISSUE THESE DOCUMENTS TO YOU NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE A PROBLEMHERE, EVERSINCE YOUR NAME WAS PUBLISHED IN OUR OFFICIAL GAZETTE AS ONE OF THE CONTRCTORS TO BE PAID VIA OUR PROGRAMME, WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST FOUR (4) PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME HERE WITH LETTERS PURPORTEDLY WRITTEN BY YOU FOR A CHANGE IN THE RECEIVING BANKING PARTICULARS, 2 DAYS AGO, MR. BALIM AUDU PRESENTED THE UNDERSTATED ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND. UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND (UBS AG)2407 SAASTVEN BMNCHZURICH SWITZERLANDA/C NO. 470-2598-440WE THEREFORE REQUEST YOU SEND TO US YOUR CORRECT CONTRACT AND BANKING DETAILS WITH A COPY OF THE PICTURE PAGE OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENCE OR ANY OTHER VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION TO MY EMAIL ADDRESS, ONCE WE RECEIVE THESE WE SHALL ISSUE FINAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OUR PAYING BANK,BARCLAYS BANK LONDON , REACH YOU AND TRANSFER YOUR FUNDS.
PLEASE RECONFIRM YOUR CONTRACT AND BANKING PARTICULARS AND ALSO SEND YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IMMEDIATELY.WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT ATTENTION TO THIS MAIL.MY BEST REGARDS.REV.(DR.)ROGER HEDGESDIRECTOR INTL AUDIT UNITUNITED NATIONS LONDON
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