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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 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:
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic security company" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • unitednations03@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" <uno_62@rediffmail.com>
Date: 17 Jun 2008 02:42:31 -0000
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT





UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS B PLAZA 20-A
NEW YORK, 10017 USA.
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT

Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

Attn:&nbsp; Beneficiary,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;


RE: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR&nbsp;PAYMENT


We have actually been authorized by the presidency of African Union/West African Countries and the governing board of commercial Banks of Cotonou-Republic Du Benin to investigate the un-necessary delay of your payment, recommended and approve your claims for payment if certified as genuine.We have actually been authorized by the presidency of African Union/West African Countries and the governing board of commercial Banks of Cotonou-Republic Du Benin to investigate the un-necessary 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 un-necessarily delayed by corrupted governmental 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) Delivery Access Code (D.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&nbsp; Through New diplomatic immunity policycash payment, ourselves through our oversea Diplomatic Security Company in Benin Republic, to avoid the hopeless situation created by the officials of the West African Banks.

We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your payment from the presidency and we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation, instructions. Your entire Inheritance/contract fund has been Arranged, ($3.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAS) AS A PART PAYMENT AND INTREST INCOM FOR LATE PAYMENT WITH SEALED STAMP ON IT FOR SECURITY REASONS, in your favor through our overseas Diplomatic&nbsp; Security Company in consignment box to be delivered to you, at your door step, as you will send the required information to our Branch United Nation office in Benin Republic.

You are therefore advised to contact for more details ; REV. JOSEPH JONSON DIRECTOR International Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office Cotonou, Republic Du Benin on

E MAIL:&nbsp;&nbsp;unitednations03@gmail.com&nbsp;&nbsp;
Tel : 00 229 971 49867
NOTE :
YOU ARE ADVISED TO FURNISH REV. JOSEPH JOHNSON WITH YOUR CORRENT CONTACT ADDRRES AND PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER DETAILS TO AVOID DELIVERING OF THIS CONSIGNMENT&nbsp; INTO A WRONG ADDRRES.
YOU ARE ALSO TO SEND YOUR AFRICAN INVESTMENT TAX CERTIFICATE TO ENABLE HIM IDETIFY YOUR RECORD FILE OVER THERE FOR THE DELIVER.
CONGRATULATIONS.CAPT. VIVIAN RAYMONDCONGRATULATIONS.CAPT. VIVIAN RAYMONDCONGRATULATIONS.CAPT. VIVIAN RAYMOND
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK.


This email is intended for the above named recipient only. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately, by returning all pages to the address&nbsp;of the sender above.

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