419 scam: "united nation" <unitednation@unitednation.com> united nation copersation fund apporved in your favour

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +447035901821 (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.
- reverend@mail.md (Mail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- william . executive director card payment center. email: { reverend@mail.md } telephone;+447035901821 click on this link for more (Mail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "united nation" <unitednation@unitednation.com>
Reply-To: unitednationcompersation@mail.md
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:06:51 -0200
Subject: united nation copersation fund apporved in your favour

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION
( PAYS OUT $864 MILLION )
From: Mrs Rosemary Williams
Executive Payment Officer (UN)
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm

Attention: Beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your Compensation
payment file presently on my desk, and I found out that you are the nest
to
be compersated.Secondly and My name is Mrs Rosemary Williams of the
International Monetary Fund investigation unit.
Attached pictures was received and forewarded to our office here in London
UK today 17th OF december 2009 requesting that your unclaimed fund be paid
to Messers Jacobs Enterprises. In the said letter of change of
beneficiary/ownership, representatives of messers Jacobs enterprises states
that you are dead
and as such your fund should be paid to him as the next of kin to
you.Because of the elaborate global scam, we decided to contact you for
confirmation After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have
resolved in finding a solution to your
problem, and as you may know, we have arranged the payment through our
SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER in Europe, America and Asia Pacific, which is the
instruction given by our president,and united nation general sec moon ,

This card center will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw
your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum is
($10,000.00) Ten Thousand Us Dollars per day. So, if you like to receive
your fund this way, please do let us know by forwarding the below details
to
Rev john william .
Executive Director CARD PAYMENT CENTER.
Email: { reverend@mail.md }
tELEPHONE;+447035901821

Click on this link for more infromation:
(http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm)
(1) Your Full Name
(2) Address where you want the payment center to send your ATM CARD.
(3)Phone And Fax Number
(4) Your Total Fund to be received is US$2.500,000.00
Instead of losing your fund, please indicate to the Card Center the total
sum you are expecting and for your information you have stop any further
communication with anybody or office. On this regards, do not hesitate to
contact me for more details and direction, and also please do update me with
any new development.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Regards,
From: Mrs Rosemary Williams
Executive Payment Officer (UN)
United Nation organization ..
Email:unitednationcompersation@mail.md

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