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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • united_n_benin@linuxmail.org (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Nationoffice United" <unitednationofficebenin@yp.com.hk>
Reply-To: unitednationofficebenin@mail.md
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:14:30 +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:  Beneficiary,   

 


RE: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR 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.

 

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 thepresidency that we
will handle this payment  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, ($2.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) AS A PART
PAYMENT AND INTEREST INCOME FOR LATE PAYMENT WITH SEALED STAMP ON IT
FOR SECURITY REASONS, in your favor through our overseas Diplomatic 
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. GIDO
ZUMA DIRECTOR International Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office
Cotonou, Republic Du Benin on E MAIL: [united_n_benin@linuxmail.org]

Tel : 00 229 974 554 68 .


NOTE :

YOU ARE ADVISED TO FURNISH REV. GIDO ZUMA WITH YOUR CURRENT CONTACT
ADDRRES AND PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER DETAILS TO AVOID DELIVERING OF
THIS CONSIGNMENT  INTO A WRONG ADDRRES.

 

YOU ARE ALSO TOSEND YOUR AFRICAN INVESTMENT TAX CERTIFICATE TO ENABLE
HIM IDETIFY YOUR RECORD FILE OVER THERE FOR THE
DELIVER.



CONGRATULATIONS.
CAPT. VIVIAN RAYMOND

UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK.




This email is intendedfor 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 of the sender above.

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