419 scam: "Mr. Ban-Ki-Moon" <info.u.n.a.a@gmail.com> BENEFICIARIES.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:EB//06654 $500,000

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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:
- "million 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)
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.
- +22996965893 (Benin, probably a prepaid 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.
- secretarygeneral_mrban_kimoon@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ban-Ki-Moon" <info.u.n.a.a@gmail.com>
Reply-To: secretarygeneral_mrban_kimoon@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 07:10:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BENEFICIARIES.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:EB//06654 $500,000

BENEFICIARIES.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:EB//06654 $500,000
WEST AFRICA, ASOROK Villa,REPBULIC BENIN
BENEFICIARIES.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:EB//06654 $500,000
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYMENT.

Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

Dear scammed victims,

This is to bring to your notice that our bank (AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK) is
delegated by the ADB Bank/UNITED NATIONS in Central Bank to pay victims of
scam $500,000 in(Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only)this end of this year.
You are listed/approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to
be paid this amount.On this faithful recommendations, want you to alert
you that during the last U.N. meetings held this week Thursday at BENIN
(WEST AFRICA), it was accessed/accumulated of reported cases of fraud that
the money lost by various individuals to Africans scam artists operating
in syndicates all over the world today is over $418 Million United States
Dollars in year 2009/2010 to fraud in USA and EUROPE alone.
In other to compensate victims, the AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK is now paying
victims of such scam $500,000(Five Hundred Thousand DOLLARS EACH) in
accordance with the UNITED NATIONS recommendations.

The payments are to be remitted by AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK BENIN as
corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by CENTRAL BANK OF
BENIN.
Benefactor of this compensation award will have to be first cleared by
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK and confirmed as a victim from Africa Scam before
scam payment can be effected.We shall feed you with further modalities as
soon as we get response from you on how you can receive your compensation
payment award.so you are advised to contact the new account officer of
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK, and Send a copy of your response via email or
call your remittance officer quoting your PAYMENT CODE NUMBER
(EB//06654).Remember that every scammed victims must register with $150 to
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK before you start to receiving your $500,000.

NAME: Mr.Benjamain Cole
Telephone number/fax +22996 96 58 93
Email address[adb_developmentb@w.cn]

SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE:EB//06654 $500,000 USD.Kndly reply to my
private email address[secretarygeneral_mrban_kimoon@yahoo.com.hk] if there
anything you do not know about it.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Ban-Ki-Moon

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