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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447024030891 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447045761277 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • transferdepartmentunit@executivemail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: "terrysemel1122@terra.es" <terrysemel1122@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:21:21 +0100 (MET)
Subject: United Nation (Un)


United Nation (Un)
Debt Reconciliation Department.
Geneva-Switzerland.
Our Ref: Un-0xx2/987/2008

Chairman Committee On Foreign
Contract And Inheritance fund Payment Notification
>From United Nations And USA Government
Sir. Eric Ben.

Attn: Beneficiary

U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization Official Has Approved To Pay You Part Payment Of Your Inheritance Fund And Lottrey/Award Winning Payment Valued Of $8.5m.

The British Prime Minister in conjunction with U.S.A GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with This Release Code: GNC/3480/02/08 In Your Favor For Your Contract Entitlement And Your Inheritance Fund Which You Have Not Received Yet, Now It Was Approved By The World Bank, That Your Contract/Inheritance Fund should be released through UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION. So You Are Advised To Present Any Of Your Choice, On How You Want To Receive Your Fund, Either By BANK DRAFT OR BY ATM CARD OR WIRE TRANSFER, So In Regards To The Transfer You Can Provide Any Of Your BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS For The Transfer Of Your Fund With Out Delay. I Am Contacting You In Regards To The Instruction Given By United Nations, Please I Will Urge You To Try And Indicate On How You Want Your Fund To Be Released To You From The Three Options Above.

Now your new Payment, United nations Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Post Finance Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number, therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 72hrs.

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with MRS. BEST FELI AND MR. WILLIAMS AARON, HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE POST FIANCE BANK, UNITED KINGDOM, with the help of monitory team from the POST FINANCE BANK OF NEW YORK which is our official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United Nations, has look up to make sure you receive your Fund. So contact: MR. WILLIAM AAROM OR MRS. BEST FELIX on the contact information, Direct Post Finance Bank Telephone No cell/mobile +44-704-576-1277, Tell :+44702-403-0891 +44-702-403-0933, Email: (transferdepartmentunit@executivemail.co.za ) For immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, you are required to send bellow information for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK NAME:
6) BANK ADDRESS:
7) ACCOUNT NUMBER:
8) ROUTING NUMBER OR SWIFT CODE NO:
9) OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
10) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:

Note: Your Personal Contact/Communication Code With Post Finance Bank Is (011), You Are Advice To Send Your Full Banking Information To The TRANSFER DEPARTMENT UNIT (EXECUTIVE) London, International Remittance Director Headed By Mr.Williams Aaron And Make Sure You Speak With Him, With Your New Payment Code For The Release Of Your Payment And Send To Him All Your Banking Information Now.

Contact Person: Mr. William Aaron
Position: Head Of International Remittance Post Finance Of London.
Telephone Office/Bank: +44-704-576-1277,
Cell/Mobile, Tell :+44702-403-0891 +44-702-403-0933,
Email: transferdepartmentunit@executivemail.co.za

Chairman Committee On Foreign Contract And Inheritance fund
Payment Notification from United Nations And USA Government.
Sir. Williams Aaron.
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