419 scam: United Nation Compensation 2011 <maybank_online@sify.com> PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $$2,000000.000.00 USD

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "we advice you" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- maybank_online@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: United Nation Compensation 2011 <maybank_online@sify.com>
Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 13:23:22 +0800
Subject: PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $$2,000000.000.00 USD

Greetings to you,
SCAMMED VICTIM/ $2,000000.000.00.USD BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $$2,000000.000.00 USD.

On behalf of the Malaysian National Sweeptakes Compensation Award,we wish
to inform you of the results of the comprehensive web email search and wish
to notify you as a beneficiary of $$2,000000.000.00 USD in compensation as a scam
victim. This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the
Malaysian National Sweeptakes Compensation Award in World Bank to pay 150
victims of scam $$ 2,000000.000.00USD each.

You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to
be paid this amount.This Award was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of
some multinational companies in asia,africa,europe and america as part of their
social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational
base. We advice you to keep your winning information confidential until your claim has
been processed and your money remitted to you as this is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme.

Do contact MAY BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC, for verification and
release of your $$2,000000.000.00 USD that we have deposited with the
MAY BANK MALAYSIA.The account log on will be presented to you by the
bank in order to access the funds before releasing into your nominated
bank account.You will transfer the funds into your nominated account
on-line as MAY BANK MALAYSIA will provide the necessary information
to you. do contact the Managing Director of MAY BANK INTERNATIONAL MALAYSIA, with the following details:

You are to fill the appropriate form and submit to the bank.
[1] Full Names:________________
[2] Contact address______________________________
[3] Direct Telephone No: ___________________
|4| Occupation : ____________________________
Managing Director of the MAY BANK MALAYSIA
Name: Mr Bun Chan Ratha
Email:maybank_online@sify.com

Yours Faithfully,
Dr. David Adams
Coordinator.
Malaysian National Sweeptakes Compensation Award© 2011

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