419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION."<unitednation@compensation.co.uk> Attention Beneficiary

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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.
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.
- +447045725167 (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.
- rev.patrck_elvis@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.patrck_elvis@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:15:11 +0100
Subject: Attention Beneficiary

Attention Beneficiary

How are you doing 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 past Seven months which ended Three days ago with the former secretary to the UNITED NATIONS in the person of Mr.Kofi Annan.
This email is to all the people that have been scammed or extorted money from because of your contract payment execution in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to Compensate them with the sum of US$ 8.2, 000.00. USD This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems or irregularities etc.
We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this has been agreed upon and has been signed by the United Nations Board of Directors and Trustees. You have to contact REV. PATRICK ELVIS Head of IMF on compensation funds and certified document approval, he is our UNITED NATIONS representative for Asia/Africa/America/Europe. Contact him immediately for your Cheque/International Bank Draft/ATM CASH CARD of US$ 8.2, .MILLION this fund is in a Bank Draft for security purpose.
He will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank of your choice.
Therefore, you should send him your full Names and telephone numbers/your correct mailing address where you want him to send the MONEY with your file code as listed below your file Reference below (RE-1077_V).

Contact REV. PATRICK ELVIS i
mmediately for your Cashier Cheque:
Email:rev.patrck_elvis@hotmail.com
Tel: +447045725167

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your Bank Draft. Making the world a better place for the sake of humanity. Give him your file Reference (RE-1077-V).

Regards,

Dr. Ban Ki-Moon.
UN SECRETARY GENERAL
(UNITED NATIONS)

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