419 scam: INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS <marcschoenberg@yahoo.com> FROM MRS. INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS UNITED NATIONS UNDER-SECRETARY

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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:
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- ingabritta11@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS <marcschoenberg@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ingabritta11@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 01:01:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MRS. INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS UNITED NATIONS UNDER-SECRETARY

UNITED NATIONS
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations
Division

FROM: MRS.
INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS,

UNITED
NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

INTERNAL AUDIT, MONITORING, CONSULTING
AND INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION

(ATTENTION:
BENEFICIARY:)

THIS THIS IS
TO INFORM YOU THAT I CAME TO BENIN
REPUBLIC YESTERDAY FROM NEW
YORK, AFTER SERIES OF MEETINGS HELD WITH U.S PRESIDENT BARRACKS OBAMA,
WORLD BANK
PRESIDENT ROBERT B. ZOELLICK AND THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL BAN
KI-MOON DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FROM THE FBI AND OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES FROM
ASIA, EUROPE, OCEANIA,
ANTARCTICA,SOUTH AMERICA AND THE
UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA RESPECTIVELY, AGAINST THE BENIN
GOVERNMENT OVER THE RATE OF SCAM/FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN HER COUNTRY.

I HAVE MET
WITH THE BENIN NEWLY INSTALLED PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF BENIN DR YAYI BONII WHO CLAIMED IGNORANT OF THE EVIL
PAPERATED IN HIS COUNTRY BUT PROMISED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL FUND BENEFICIARIES/
CONTRACTORS RECEIVE THEIR FUNDS IN THEIR ACCOUNTS WITHIN NEXT 48HRS. RIGHT NOW,
AS DIRECTED IN THE MEETING, WE HAVE APPROVED A COMPENSATION/PART- PAYMENT OF
$1,000.000.00 EACH TO ALL AFFECTED BENEFICIARIES WHICH YOU ARE AMONG.
ACCORDINGLY, WE HAVE WAIVED AWAY ALL YOUR CLEARANCE FEES AND AUTHORIZED THE
GOVERNMENT OF BENIN REPUBLIC TO RELEASE THIS APPROVED FUND TO YOU
WITHOUT ANY DELAY TODAY. NOTE; THE ONLY FEE YOU WILL PAY TO CONFIRM YOUR FUND IN
YOUR POSSESSION IS YOUR NOTARIZATION FEE TO THE UN IS SUM OF $71.00 ONLY.

SO BE ADVICE TO CONTACT ME
IMMEDIATELY YOU GET THIS EMAIL NOW BECAUSE EVERY THING HAS BEEN DONE OK.AND FOR
YOUR INFORMATION ONCE AGAIN NOTE: THAT THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE NIGERIAN / BENIN
AFRICAN SCAMS THAT ALL THEY ARE AFTER IS TO RIPE YOU OFF YOUR MONEY AND AT THE
END YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS, BUT NOTE THAT THIS IS NO SCAM AND IS
DIRECTLY FROM OUR PRESIDENT BARRACKS OBAMA.

ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY,
TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR EASY PICK UP AND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE
RELEASE OF YOUR INHERITED FUNDS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY. SINCE YOU WAS UNABLE
TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH WESTERN UNION DUE TO THEIR MANAGEMENT
FOR FULL COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $1.000.000.00USD

RECEIVERS NAME: JOHN CHUKWUMA

COUNTRY: BENIN REPUBLIC

CODE:
229

TEST
QUESTION: TRUST

ANSWER: GOD

AMOUNT: $71 ONLY

I HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME
TO STAY IN BENIN REPUBLIC HERE SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO URGENTLY
RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE FOR MORE DIRECTIVES.

SINCERELY
YOURS,

MRS. INGA-BRITT
AHLENIUS
UNITED
NATIONS UNDER-SECRETARY
GENERAL FOR INTERNAL
OVERS

EMAIL I.D ( ingabritta11@hotmail.com)

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