419 scam: Mrs Amina Alwi <rtkmom@sbcglobal.net> UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447035995763 (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.
- infofinancmarket@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Amina Alwi <rtkmom@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: mrsamina.alwi@hotmail.fr
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:57:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK.

Attn:
How are you?
You may not understand why this mail came to you.We have been having series of meeting for the past 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. I am Mrs Amina Alwi the United Nations District Officer.

Please note that this email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$ (1.500,000.00 )This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact our paying center bank , as they are our representative, contact them immediately for your fund of USD$1.500,000.00 . This funds are to be transfered through Bank to bank for security purpose.

However we received an email from one Mr.John Franklin who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last four months back .He has also submitted his account information's to the office department for transfer of the fund to him as your inheritor.

We are now verifying by contacting your email address as we have in our record before the paying bank can make the transfer into his account and for us to conclude confirmation if you are dead or not. Please , confirm response immediately before our action release of the outstanding payment against your name listed out . Upon this, i request you send your full personal information as soon as possible to enable the paying bank to finalize the transfer of the fund release to your nominated foreign Bank Account.Contact the paying bank in London below:

Attention Dr Mark Morgan Foreign Remittance Director.
Address: Faith House,23-24 Lovat Lane,
London, EC3R 8EB United Kingdom
Tel:+447035995763
Fax:+447035995763
infofinancmarket@mail.ru
www.ukfinancemarket.co.uk

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This E-Mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged,confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.Once again , I apologize to you on behalf of United Nation towards this contact and proper confirmation requiredur gently from you if alive . You can get back to me or to the bank inquestion aboved.

Making the world a better place.

Regards,
Mrs Amina Alwi
Geneva.
Making the world a better place

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