419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS"<borges@ieav.cta.br> UNITED NATION COMPENSATE PAYMENT

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs_rita_jacob@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2011 16:26:29 +0700
Subject: UNITED NATION COMPENSATE PAYMENT

(INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT) UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-ANEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
www.un.org
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

Hello FULL NAMES: ....... ELIZABETH M. FERRIS

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family. You may not understand the reason why this mail came to you. We have been in a board meeting for the passed (7) months which ended 2 days ago.

This email is sent to all the people that have been scammed in every part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS agreed upon to compensate them with the sum of US$ 7,500,000 (Seven Million, One Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars). This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems E.T.C. We found your name and information in our list so know that is reason why we are contacting you to let you know that the funds will be releasing to you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to reconfirm your personal information once again to enable me forward it to the PAYING BANK for the immediate release of your funds to you. Therefore, don't forget to send your full Name and telephone number/your correct mailing address and also your international passport.

so quickly forward the listed information so that the paying bank will start with the release of your funds.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Making the world a better place.

MR. BAN KI-MOON,
SECRETARY GENERAL.
Nations Organization.

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