419 scam: "Mrs Sara Mohamed"<un@org.com> claim

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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 united state 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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- unoffice166a@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Sara Mohamed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unoffice166a@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 10:33:10 +0800
Subject: claim

Congratulations Beneficiary

Your email has been selected by the UNITED NATIONS(UN) and the EUROPEAN UNION (EU) for a cash grant award of $1,000,000,00 USD (One million United State Dollars)for this year 2011 award.Your email address was selected during our random email balloting for the cash grant and if you receive this notification, it means that you are a lucky beneficiary of our cash grant award.

The UNITED NATIONS and the EUROPEAN UNION authorities has decided to give this award to 10 beneficiaries from all over the world to help facilitate and improve the standard of living to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf for human developing States, in particular the least
developed countries and small island developing States, and compliance with article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.This
grant is been aided by the United Nations development programme and European Union with the united nations trust funds for human security.

Your cash grant pin number is (UNO-3555)

You are to contact our corresponding office (United Nations Trust Funds/European Union) in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, and they will give details
on how your funds would be remitted to you.Do contact our payment office immediately with the informations below. Your grant numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to contact the Claims Department, UNITED NATIONS/EUROPEAN UNION PAYOUT
DEPARTMENT in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Send your winning identification numbers and fill the verification form
below, to enable them verify your claims.

1.FULL NAMES OF DONATION BENEFICIARY:...
2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:...
3.AGE:...
4.WINNING EMAIL:...
5.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:...
6.NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:...
7.SEX:...
8.OCCUPATION:...
9.MARITAL STATUS:...
10.COUNTRY:...
11NATIONALITY:...

Do contact our payment office immediately with the informations below.
Payment Officer:Mr James Young
Email:unoffice166a@aol.com
Tel+60164320721
Regards,
Mrs Sara Mohamed.
UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL

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