419 scam: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon"<mkimoon15@yahoo.in> 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:

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.
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.
- jamesknig@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ban-kimoon1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:45:14 +0100
Subject: United Nations compensation

Attn Beneficiary,

We are writing to notify you that United Nations (UN) after series of meetings for the past 3 days which just ended today. This email is to inform all the people that have been victim of Flood disasters, Earthquake in any part of the world,

the UNITED NATIONS IN Affiliation with WORLD BANK have agreed to compensate you with the sum of US$ 2.700, 000.00 for self support.

And includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract, inheritance & lotto sum,
and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc. We found your name in the list of those who are to benefit from this compensation exercise and that is why we contacted you.

You are advised to contact our representative in Benin, Ambassador James Knight of United Nations in Benin Republic, to send to you, your Bank Draft of US$ 2.700, 000.00, Which you will be withdrawing in any Bank over there in your country, contact Ambassador James Knight Today to avoid delay, Send to him the below information,

Your full Name:
Your Home Address:
Your telephone number:
Your Age:
Your occupation:

Below is Ambassador James Knight Contact Information for you to contact him immediately,

Ambassador James Knight
Email: jamesknig@hotmail.com
Telephone: 00 229 935 764 63

Remember you will bear the cost of the shipment, Contact Ambassador James Knight with the e-mail above,
He must send your Bank Draft US$ 2.700, 000.00, to your home address as you will provided,

You can Call Ambassador James Knight urgently on this telephone 00 229 935 764 63,
Hoping to hear from you as soon as you received your your Bank Draft.

Regards,
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
UN General Secretary (United Nations)

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