419 scam: "MR.AYO BELLO" <bellousman@yahoo.com> Re: United Nations Payment Settlement Centre (2009 )

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
- "million pounds" (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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.AYO BELLO" <bellousman@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <bellousmanbello@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:23:50 -0700
Subject: Re: United Nations Payment Settlement Centre (2009 )

FROM: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS
OVERSIGHT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 $5M MILLION DOLLARS.

THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT I AM DELEGATED FROM THE UNITED NATIONS OVERSIGHT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, LONDON TO PAY 100 PEOPLE IDENTIFIED AS NIGERIAN 419 SCAM VICTIMS £5MILLION POUNDS EACH, YOU ARE LISTED AND APPROVED FOR THIS PAYMENT AS ONE OF THE SCAMMED VICTIMS, GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH THE RE-COMFIRMATION OF THE BELOW INFO...

(1) YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENT (INCLUSIVE OF DETAILED MAILGRAM/CONTACT ADDRESS

(2) DIRECT TELEPHONE / MOBILE LINE AND FAX NUMBER-(IF ANY)

(3) SEX AND AGE

(4) NEXT OF KIN

(5) A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORTS OR DRIVERS LICENSE FOR IDENTIFICATIONS AND FOR THE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR $5M DOLLARS COMPENSATION FUNDS.

ON THIS FAITHFUL RECOMMENDATIONS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT DURING THE LAST UN MEETINGS HELD AT LONDON, IT WAS ALARMED SO MUCH BY THE REST OF THE WORLD IN THE MEETINGS ON THE LOSE OF FUNDS BY VARIOUS FOREIGNERS TO THE SCAMS ARTISTS OPERATING IN SYNDICATES ALL OVER THE WORLD TODAY, IN OTHER TO RETAIN THE GOOD IMAGE OF NIGERIA , THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA IS NOW PAYING 100 VICTIMS OF THIS OPERATORS $5M EACH, DUE TO THE CORRUPTION IN THE NIGERIA SYSTEMS, THE PAYMENTS ARE TO BE PAID BY BANK TO BANK THE PAYING BANK UNDER FUNDING ASSISTANCE BY THE UN OR DIPLOMATIC COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES.

ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS AT HAND, 35 BENEFICIARIES HAVE BEEN PAID, HALF OF THE VICTIMS ARE FROM THE UNITED STATES, WE STILL HAVE MORE THAN HALF LEFT TO BE PAID THE COMPENSATIONS OF $5 MILLION POUNDS EACH. YOUR PARTICULARS WAS MENTIONED BY ONE OF THE SYNDICATES WHO WAS ARRESTED IN LAGOS-NIGERIA AS ONE OF THEIR VICTIMS OF THE OPERATIONS, YOU ARE HEREBY WARNED NOT TO COMMUNICATE OR DUPLICATE THIS MESSAGE TO ANY BODY FOR ANY REASON WHAT SO EVER, THE US SECRET SERVICE IS ALREADY ON TRACE OF THE CRIMINALS AND IN CONJUCTION WITH THE EFCC. FOR MORE VITAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://HOME.RICA.NET/ALPHAE/ 419COAL/NEWS1JUL.HTM,

YOU CAN RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS VIA ANY OF THE BOTH OPTIONS YOU CHOOSE, ACCOUNT TO ACCOUNT FAST ONLINE WIRE TRANSFER OR DIPLOMATIC COURIER DELIVERY, I SHALL FEED YOU WITH FURTHER MODALITIES AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU,

YOUR CO-OPERATION WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED IN REGARDS.

BEST REGARD

MR.AYO BELLO

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