419 scam: "Mr.George Umeh" <INFO@LEE.COM> UNITED NATIONS 2012 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +22966308631 (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.
- mr_george_umeh1@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.George Umeh" <INFO@LEE.COM>
Reply-To: mr_george_umeh1@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 05:06:21 -0500
Subject: UNITED NATIONS 2012 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

SCAMMED VICTIM/USD$850,000.00 BENEFICIARIES.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654
$850,000.00.

ATTENTION SIR/MADAM,
UNITED NATIONS 2012 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

This is to bring to your notice that I Mr George Umeh is a delegated
from the United Nations to Central Bank to pay 25 scam victims
$850,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR) each.

You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed
victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for
the immediate payments of your $850,000.00 compensations funds, On
this faithful recommendations,we want you to know that during the last
U.N. meetings held at Cotonou, Benin Republic, it was alarmed so much
by the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various
individuals to the Nigerian/Benin/Ghana scams artists operating in
syndicates all over the world today.

In other to compensate victims, the U.N Body in conjunction with the
Benin Government is now paying 25 victims of this operators
$850,000.00 each in accordance with the U.N. recommendations, Due to
the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Benin, the payments are
to be supervised by the United Nations'Officials and the Central Bank
Of Benin as the corresponding paying bank is ECOBANK PLC.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has
been paid, half of the victims are from the United States Government,
we still have more 16 left to be paid the compensations of $850,000.00
each.

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was
arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby
warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any
reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of
the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended.

Contact me immediately with this information below below:
Contact Person: Mr George Umeh
Telephone: +229 66308631
Email: mr_george_umeh1@yahoo.co.jp

Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application
as well for scrutiny and possible consideration. You can receive your
compensations payments via any of this options you Choose, WESTERN
UNION or ATM MASTER CARD/ BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER. I shall feed you
with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.George Umeh

SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $850,000.00

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