419 scam: "Mrs. Paulette Beal"<lisagiampa@comcast.net> UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF UK

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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:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Paulette Beal" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <berclaysbankpayment2@one.co.il>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 10:00:52 -0800
Subject: UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF UK

UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF THE UK

UN-SPECIAL AGENT

ASSIGNED TO LONDON-UK.

From: Paulette Beal

Hello,

I am Ms. Paulette Beal, I work directly with Ms. Carman L. Lapointe at office of Internal Oversight Services http://www.un.org/depts/oios/pages/usg.html a subsidiary of the UNO and the United Nations Association of the UK. I stumbled over some files from my boss and

I have valueable information for you concerning your fund you are anticipating. This is top secret. And for your own good I advice you to stop any dealings you are currently having with any person/s, agency claiming to be in pocession of your fund. I will tell you exactly how you can get your fund without being ripped off as the case in the past. Get back to me if you really want to get the fund without stress and spending of your hard earned resources to hoodlums. Remember you will have to protect my interest as I will do the same to you because this is top secret and confidential. You will not regret it.

Get back to me URGENTLY so that I can give you the guidelines and the details you need to know about your fund. There are a lot of irregularities that is why you have been spending lots of money without getting your fund till date.I have made coppies of all documents concerning this and I am ready to let you have a look at them when you are ready. right now am sorry you are on the wrong path. NOBODY IS DELIVERING MONEY TO ANYONE LEGALY IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD! BEWARE.

Waiting to hear urgently from you!!

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Paulette Beal.

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