419 scam: DR BELLO USMAN <dr.bellousman1@rediffmail.com> FROM UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT !!!!!!!!!!

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +22997031337 (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.
- rev.bensonwood20@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: DR BELLO USMAN <dr.bellousman1@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: rev.bensonwood@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:03:32 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT !!!!!!!!!!

UNITED
NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT,
IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK.

Attn: Mr &
Mrs.

                   How are you
today?

We have been having series
of meeting
for the past 8 months which ended 2 days ago with the secretary to the
UNITED
NATIONS.We wish to inform you that effect from  April 4th, 2010 UNITED
NATIONS
directive has been implemented by The government of west african
countries head in Abuja nigeria to settle all the
people
that have been scammed in any part of the world MOSTLY IN WEST
AFRICAN SUB REGION, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate
them
with the sum of US$(1,200.00

This includes every foreign
contractors
that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had
an
unfinished transaction that failed due to Government problems etc.We
found
your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have
been
agreed upon and have been signed.

This directive sets
part-payment of
US$(1,200.00 to beneficiary WHO FAIL VICTIM OF INTERNET SCAM and direct

transfers from commercial banks both within and outside
Nigeria would no longer be approved to
fund
beneficiary at the CBN Clearing
House. Such transactions are now to be paid to beneficiary
through the
Automated
Teller Machine (ATM)

To receive you ATM

Card, kindly make available your full name for processing of your
ATM
Card, address for delivery of your ATM Card/Draft and contact phone
number for
easy communication.We have arranged your payment through swift card
payment
center Asia pacific, this card center will send you an Atm Card which
you will
use to withdraw your money in any Atm machine in any part
of the
world, but the maximum is One Thousand, Five Hundred United States
Dollars
Per-Day.

This meeting was first held
on the 8th
of April 2003 by the then secretary to the UN.You can view this page for
your
perusal :

http: //www.un.org
/News/Press/d ocs/2003/ik34 4.doc.htm

Kindly contact the below person who is in
position
to release your ATM Payment
Card. Send your information which they will use to send the card
to
you.You are advised to contact our paying center as they are our
representative in Republic of Benin.Contact Rev Ban Moon, immediately to
receive
your compensation without any delay.

Rev Benson Wood.
Financial

Director
No 1/6 st Akpapa Segbeya
Email: (
rev.bensonwood20@gmail.com

)
Tele :
+229 97 031
337.

We will request you to get
back to this
office as soon as you have received and confirmed your payment.


Making the world a better
place.


Regards,
Dr Bello
Usman.

For United Nation.
G537 W
Lehigh
Ave,
Philadel phia, PA 19133

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