419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS"<thaijp_promo@yahoo.co.jp> COMPENSATION WITH THE SUM OF USD$8.500,000,00!!!

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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:

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)
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.
- +66853290962 (Thailand, probably a mobile phone)
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.
- thaijp_promo@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 18:56:57 -0600
Subject: COMPENSATION WITH THE SUM OF USD$8.500,000,00!!!

You’re Ref: Payment Clearance.
Our Ref:UNO/2009-1/PAYMENT/2010

Attention: Beneficiary,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?,You may not understand why this mail came to you.

We have been having a meeting for the passed 9 months which ended 2 days ago with the former secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.

Your name appears in my file some days ago. Through FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF)office that you are among the people approved to be paid half payment of $US8.5million dollars as part payment. Signed by the Vice President On behalf of Mr. President.

I need your information, to confirm with the one we have already here in our file, if you are the rightful owner to be paid. Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what we have in your record and also re-confirm to me the following information.

You are advised to contact OUR CORRESPONDENT Delivering Officer In Thailand, as he is our representative in Thailand, contact him immediately for the deliverying of you fund well package in such a way that no body can know the continatby our International courie, USD$8.5Million This funds are in package for security purpose ok?They are going to deleiver to your home adress in your country with out any delay to your door step.

Contact Person: Mr.William Snow
Email: thaijp_promo@yahoo.co.jp
Telephone: +66 8-53290962

Note: Everything has been taken care of by the Thai Government and all through Asia, including taxes, custom paper and clearance duty so all you will ever need to pay is usd$250 only; this is because FedEx C.O.D (Cost Of Delivery) service is not applicable to international shipping according to their terms.

Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what we have in your record and also re-confirm to them as following information.

1) Your full name and address
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company's name, position and address.
4) Profession, sex, age and marital status.
5) Working I’d/Int'l passport.

Dr.Benjamin Neals
Special Adviser to Mr. President/UNITED NATIONS
Finance Adviser to the Presidency on contract matters

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