419 scam: "Mr.John Filler" <johnfiller@o2.pl> UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION!!!

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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:
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998074921 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- bender873@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.John Filler" <johnfiller@o2.pl>
Reply-To: bender873@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:26:12 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION!!!

From:Mr. John Filler Esq.
Executive Payment Officer (UN)
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION.

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract/inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have notreceived your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling theobligations giving to you in respect to your contract /inheritance payment.

Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in thebank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receiveyour payment immediately, again we have resolved in finding absolution to yourproblem, and as you may know,
We have arranged your $12.5 million through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTREin Europe,America and Asia Pacific,which is the instruction given by the president, YAYI BONI (GCN) Of Republic of Benin.

This Bank ATM card centre will send you an ATM CARD which you will use towithdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximumis ($5,000.00) Five Thousand Us Dollars per day. So, if you like toreceive your fund this way, please do let us know by forwarding the belowdetails to the bank.
Full names: __
Address: ____
Country: ____
Zip Code: ___
Sex: __
Age: __
Marital status: ____
Occupation/Position: ___
Scan copy of any of your identification: _
Tel/House /private: __
Mr. / Mrs.___ ___

forwarding the above details to this information below.

DR. RICK BENDER THE DIRECTOR DIAMOND BANKBENIN REPUBLIC ,

ATM PAYMENT CENTER .
EMAIL: bender873@yahoo.com

Tel: +229-98-07-49-21
Fax: 0022999323357

Click on this link to see for yourself (http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm)

Remember Your Total Fund to be received is US $12.5Million Instead of losingyour fund, please indicate to the Card Centre the total amount you areexpecting, and for your information you have to stop any furthercommunication with anybody or office. On this regards, do not hesitatetocontact me for more details and direction, and also please do update me withany new development.

Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you with our code of conduct, whichare (X205) so you have to indicate this code when contacting this CARD CENTERand the compulsory payment is the sum of $100.00 dollars only for the Approvaland ownership Documents from Federal High Court of Benin Republic.

Thanks for your co-operation. Regards,
From: Mr. John Filler Esq.

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