419 scam: Department Of Public Informations <inquiries@unitednations.org> Message From United Nations Team !

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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)
- "abuja" (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.
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.
- mrllnparker12@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Department Of Public Informations <inquiries@unitednations.org>
Reply-To: mrllnparker12@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:03:31 -0300
Subject: Message From United Nations Team !

GOOD MORNING !

SCAMMED VICTIM/521 BENEFICIARIES REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 $900,000.00 USD
ONLY.

IN OUR RESEARCH YOU NAME WAS AMONG THE FIRST 60 LIST OF SCAM VICTIM.

United Nation:We the peoples...A stronger UN for a better world#

This is to bring to your notice that I am a delegate from the United
Nations to The IMF (International Monetary Fund) West Africa Regional
Payment Office to pay 521 scam victims $900,000 USD (Nine Hundred
Thousand Dollars only) each.

You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims
to be paid this amount,get back to me as soon as possible for the
immediate payments of your $900,000.00 USD compensations funds.On this
faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last U.N.
meetings held at Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, it was alarmed so
much by the world in the meetings on the lost of funds by various
individual to scam artist operating in syndicates all over the world
today.

In other to compensate these victims, the U.N Body is now paying 521
victims ofthis operators $900,000 USD each in accordance with the
U.N.recommendations.

Due to the corrupt and in-efficient Banking Systems in Federal Republic of
Nigeria, the payments are to be paid by UN officials sitting at IMF
(International Monetary Fund) West Africa Regional Payment Office as
corresponding payment centre under funding assistance by United Nation
body.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 284 Beneficiaries has been
paid, alf of the victims are from the United States, and we still have
more 237 left to be paid the compensations of $900,000 USD each. Your
particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one
of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to
communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever
as the U.S.

Secret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it
secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been
Contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible
consideration. You can receive your compensations payments via.

. ATM MASTER CARD

Indicate your option and send your full Name and telephone number/your
correct mailing address where you want us to send the compensation to.

Contact me for more details via email: mrllnparker12@yahoo.com.hk

I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.

Yours faithfully,
Dr.Shola Omorogie
United Nation Representative

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