419 scam: "WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION" <webadmin@dodo.com.au> Notice

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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:
- "million pounds" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "worldhealthorganz@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION" <webadmin@dodo.com.au>
Reply-To: "WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION" <worldhealthorganz@w.cn>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 2:37:43 +1000
Subject: Notice

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Attn: Dear Beneficiary,

This mail is intended for the recipient only. Please Contact the
Undersigned, if you are not the intended recipient or you received it in
Error.

YOUR EMAIL I.D HAS WON THE SUM OF £1,000,000.00 GBP IN THE ON GOING WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION COMPENSATION PROGRAM WORLD WIDE.

On behalf of WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, I have been asked to contact you
and make available a Draft and ATM master card Cash of (One Million Pounds
Only) to you as some of the Beneficiaries have started claiming theirs for
past efforts and services. You have been approved for this payment as one of
the beneficiaries to be paid £1,000,000.00 GBP and be rest assured that your
fund will be delivered to you.

Below are few list of tracking numbers you can track from UPS/FedEx website
to
confirm people like you who have received their payment successfully.

Name :Abraham Wilson :FedEx Tracking Number...871372197898 (www.FedEx.com)
Name :ms.Neufeld C. :FedEx Tracking Number...871363114176 (www.FedEx.com)
Name :M.RAMBOW :FedEx Tracking Number...869718779752 (www.FedEx.com)
Name :Racheal Frank :UPS Tracking Number...1z89249r2210011070 (www.ups.com)
Name :Zaidi Mohammed :UPS Tracking Number...1z89249r2210011025 (www.ups.com)

You are to furnish us with your Information to proceed with the processing
of the ATM master Cash card which will contain your funds:

Full Name:......Address:.... Country:..........Telephone Number:

So, do contact us as soon as possible with indication of any of the delivery
service you prefare us, to send you your ATM master Cash card via:
worldhealthorganz@w.cn

Yours sincerely
Mr. Adams Robinson
PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT
WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION

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