419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS & WORLD BANK GROUP" <info@unitednations.gov.org> United Nations Funds Recovery

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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:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "we advice you" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- rev.swagartjames09@inmail.sk (Inmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS & WORLD BANK GROUP" <info@unitednations.gov.org> (may be fake)
Reply-To: rev.swagartjames09@inmail.sk
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:59:48 +0100 (CET)
Subject: United Nations Funds Recovery

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Attn: Beneficiary,

This body is aware of the rate in which contractors, Lottery Winners, Next
of Kins claimant are been deprived of their right to claim their funds
from various bank and some financial institutions globally.Be well
informed this body has set up this committee to foresee and enforce all
such payments to all observed and confirmed claimant hence we contact you
as approved.You are hereby advised to immediately after receiving this
message, reconfirm to us, your Full Name,contact Address and Telephone
numbers for easy contact as to enable us conclude and direct and enforce
your payment to be released to you. Also state the amount you are to claim
the reasons of the delays for the claims as to enhance our enforcement as
we have observed your funds in the Total of usd$6.5 (six Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States dollars).

Send the information required to our remittance officer with the following
address:

Contact Name: Rev James Swagart.

Contact Email: rev.swagartjames09@inmail.sk

Once he gets the information complete, we will make sure the payment will
be enforced to be released to you to avoid more delays hence this
committee is working 24hrs to achieve this notable objectives for we have
observed that almost all the financial institutions globally is giving
claimants stressful conditions before their funds is been released to
them.You are hereby advised to immediately reply with the said info for
the releases of your ! payment as advised as we will make sure your
payment is made to you based on your detail information.We advice you to
stop henceforth communicating with the offices involve and give us the
information as advised to enhance for the releases of your total payment.
Into your nominated bank account now we have taking over the payment.

KEEP THIS PROCESS WITHIN YOURSELF AND COMPLY AS ADVICE AND SEND TO US YOUR
CONTACT INFO INCLUDING THE DETAIL INFO AS WE WOULD WANT TO TAKE THEM BY
SURPRISE FOR YOUR OWN INTEREST.

MIKE WATTS,
HEAD OF OPERATIONS DEBT RECOVERY.
UNITED NATIONS & WORLD BANK GROUP

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