419 scam: "Mr. Luis Morgan" <un-uk--org@hotmail.com> (no subject)

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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)
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.
- rbsgroupsonlinebanking17788@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Luis Morgan" <un-uk--org@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: un--uk--org@live.com
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 13:39:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject:

Attention: Beneficiary,

RE: INSTRUCTIONS TO TRANSFER YOUR OVER-DUE PART-PAYMENT VALUED $5.6M

We are pleased to inform you that your over-due payment has been approved in this first quarter payment for 2011. based on series of petitions we received from International Bodies such as Co-operate Bodies and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)on the inability of some Government of different countries in the World, Commercial banks and World Lottery Organization to settle their clients Contract debt, Inheritance Fund and Winning prize fund.After an extensive close door meeting between the Board of Directors of WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND), It was resolved and agreed upon that the United Nations will work extensively to ensure that all outstanding Contract Payment, Inheritance and Lottery Winning prize fund will be paid without any hitch and delay through the European Bank.

It may interest you to know that during our investigation, we uncovered an outstanding unpaid/unclaimed sum of money in your

name and a mandate has been given to our committee and the World Bank, to contact you for the payment of your funds. Records before me revealed that your payment has not been effected as a result of official negligence as your fund has been identified as either as ghost file, unclaimed deposit, winning fund and over-invoiced sum etc. I write to inform you that we have concluded all the necessary arrangements toward the release of your payment.

I write to inform you that part-payment of $5,600,000.00( Five Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollar Only) has

been approved in your favour.Based on the information received from our corresponding office, as the real beneficiary of the

said fund, Please confirm

(1) Your full name
(2) Full contact address
(3) Direct phone and fax numbers.
(4) Any form of identifications

Send the above information to Mr.Michael Brown with information below for your fund release process.

Payment officer
Name: Mr.Michael Brown
Personal Email:rbsgroupsonlinebanking17788@accountant.com

You are advised not to accept email or phone call that does not come from this office in regards to your payment to avoid diversion of your fund to an unknown bank account.

Accept our Congratulation in advance.

Regards,
Mr.Luis Morgan
Coordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam