419 scam: "UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION" <richardjohnson01@qatar.io> Greetings from the United Nations (UN) Office.

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "unitednation012@qatar.io" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION" <richardjohnson01@qatar.io>
Reply-To: unitednation012@qatar.io
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:28:02 +0200
Subject: Greetings from the United Nations (UN) Office.

Official WEB Site Locator for the UN System of Organizations

UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION AFRICAN HEAD QUARTERS

DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE NO.5/8 TOKPA STATE BUILDING

COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.

EMAIL; unitednation012@qatar.io)

Attn; Dear Beneficiary,

Greetings from the United Nations (UN) Office.

Please be informed that during our investigations, we discovered that you
were being subjected to strict Bureaucratic Bottlenecks that will make it
difficult for you to claim your parcel/Fund. In this way, because we
observed that some Courier/Bank keeps this parcel in their office for
business agenda and that is why we step in to ensure that you get your
fund. We have stopped all illegal arrangement and we will see that your
fund is delivered to you in adherence to normal International Delivery
Regulations.

Most of the requirements from these Courier and Bank are not official and
not in compliance with International Delivery Regulations so we will
ensure that any process that has to be followed is in compliance with the
International Delivery Regulations. We have checked your File NO:
BR/227/9005666/00 and everything is completed in your file except that you
are yet to secure Clearance from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
and equally clear off the safe keeping which you’re Consignment/ Parcel
accumulated.

So you are now mandated to pay only $35.00usd.

This Clearance is important since you are claiming huge sum of money, it
is legally and legitimately required that you secure the Clearance from
the (FATF) so that when the fund is delivered to you, it will not be
tagged "Money Laundering". Meanwhile In order to secure this clearance,
you will need to send the fee with the below details.

Here is the Payment Information’s:

Receivers Name: Nkechikwulu Chinedu,

Country: Benin Republic

City: Cotonou

Test Question: A?

Test Answer: B

Amount: $35usd

Try your possible best to send the money today so that the delivery of
your parcel will commence and you will be rest assure to receive your
package within 48 hours express delivery as all the modalities regarding
the smooth delivery of your parcel has been putting in place pending when
you will send the money, The report reaching us shows that you have close
to $1.5 million United state worth of package with the respective
authority.

We await your urgent response to this office so that we can move forward.

My best regards,

Agnes Ude.

United Nations Secretary in West Africa.

Making the world a better place.

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