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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • unitednationpaymentfiles@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICE DESK" <o6desk2008@ig.com.br>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:13:58 +0200
Subject: UNITED NATIONS WORLD BANK PAYMENT PROGRAMME ASSISTANCE TO SCAM VICTIMS


UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA
20-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

Attn: Beneficiary,

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

We have been authorized by the UN secretary general,and the governing body
of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit to investigate the unnecessary delay of
your inheritance fund,recommended and approve the payment in your favour.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your
payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials who are trying
to divertyour money into their private accounts, to forestall this, security
for your funds Was organized in the form of your personal Identification
number (PIN) ATM CARD this willenable 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 these
Officials.



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 Inheritances fund has been credited
in your favour through a pre-pay Maestro ATM card.

You are therefore advised you send your contact to (REV.BONA JACOB)
International Audit unit,United Nations Liaison Office Cotonou Benin
Republic on this EMAIL: (unitednationpaymentfiles@o2.pl ) to collect your
original Bank Cash Payment Deposit slip to covert your funds to ATM card
cash, you can withdraw money from any ATM machine in any part of the world,
but the maximum is fifteen thousand dollars per a day.



Please contact (REV.BONA JACOB) confirming the following information:

1. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
2. YOUR FULL NAME
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
TO (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. HOME EQUITY {YES OR NO}.
6.VALID CREDIT CARDS ONLINE ACCESS {YES OR NO}.



NOTE: YOU ARE ADVISED TO FURNISH (REV.BONA JACOB) WITH
YOUR CORRECT CONTACT DETAILS. AND ALSO BE INFORMED THAT
THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID NOW IS (US$8,300,000.00)EIGHT MILLION THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY THE REST WILL BE PAID TO YOU AS SOON AS
YOU CONFIRM A RECEIPT OF THE CARD.

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

CONGRATULATIONS.
MR JAN ELIASSON
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK

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