419 scam: "Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon"<intl.r.d@un.org.sg> 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "00,000.00" (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.
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.
- intl.remittance_department1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <intl.remittance_department1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:17:29 -0800
Subject: COMPENSATION.....

Attention ,

Friend, How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?, You may not understand why this mail came to you.We have been having a meeting for the pass 7 months which ended 4 days ago with the then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world,the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of$600,000USD .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 etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.You are advised to contact Mr Romeo Anderson of our paying center in west Africa, as he is our representative in Ghana, contact him immediately for your Cheque/International Bank Draft of $600,000.00 this funds are in a Bank Draft for security purpose ok? so he will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank of your choice.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
6) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:

Note: Your Personal Contact/Communication Code With HSBC Is (015),You Are Advised To Send Your Full Information To Mr Romeo Anderson, International Remittance Director Headed By Romeo Anderson And Make Sure You Speak With Him,With Your New Payment Code For The Release Of Your Payment And Send To Him All Your Information Now.

Contact Mr.Romeo Anderson immediately for your Cheque:
Person to Contact: Mr Romeo Anderson.
Email: intl.remittance_department1@hotmail.com

Thanks and God bless you and your family.Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your Bank Draft.Making the world a better place.

With Regards,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
United Nations.
http://www.un.org/sg/

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