419 scam: "U.N.E.C.A"<shannonjefferson@un.com> INHERITANCE FUND TRANSFER NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "million dollars" (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: "U.N.E.C.A" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uneca_asia@blumail.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:22:16 +0800
Subject: INHERITANCE FUND TRANSFER NOTIFICATION

Unpaid-Beneficiary.
To effect the release of your compensation payment valued
at 20.million dollars you are advised to contact the
director of payment and delivery officer MOHD AHMED MUSA
with the information below and phone number +60383184081
On contacting him do provide him with the following
information:

Your full Name...
Your Address:................
Cell Phone:...................
Occupation.................
Age....................
sex.............
Nationality.............
Alternative email..........

This payment is from The UNITED NATIONS and The MALAYSIA
federal government.

Yours sincerely,
Javier Uriarte Fenley EAR-03-91
CC: Federal Bureau of Investigation
CC: National Central Bureau of Interpol
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If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, please delete it permanently without copying,disclosing or
otherwise using its contents, and notify the sender immediately.

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