419 scam: MONICA ONWE <moniconyi_un@rediffmail.com> Urgent reply

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "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)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
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.
- johnsonjoseph513@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MONICA ONWE <moniconyi_un@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: <josephjohnson224@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 23:41:38 -1000
Subject: Urgent reply

--
BANK OF AFRICA COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED
NATIONS.Send a copy of your response to official email:
johnsonjoseph513@gmail.com

ATTN:Sir/Madam,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?,You may not
understand why this mail came to you.

In regards to the recent meeting between the United Nations and the
Present
United States Government to restore the dignity and Economy of the
Nations
and also based on the agreement with the World Bank Assistance to help
and
make the world a better place for all with the sole aim of abolishing
poverty i send you this mail.

We have been having series of meetings for the passed 7 months which
ended
few days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.

This email is to all the people that hasve been scammed in any part of
the
world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum
of
$900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) This
includes every foriegn 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.

Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team of
Economic and Financial Crime Commission observers (Agent in BENIN
REPUBLIC)
and this is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and
have
been signed.

You are advised to contact Dr. Mr. Joseph Johnson of BANK OF AFRICA, as
he
is our representative in BENIN REPUBLIC, contact Him immediately for
your
ATM MASTER CARD of $900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars
only) Note, This funds are in a ATM MASTER CARD for security purpose.
He
will process the delivery to you and you make the withdrawals any bank
of
your choice.

This meeting was first held on the 8th of April 2003. You can view this
page for your perusal:
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm

Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number and
your
correct mailing address.
Person to Contact Dr. Mr. Joseph Johnson
Email: johnsonjoseph513@gmail.com

Goodluck and kind regards,
Making the world a better place
Mrs. Monica Onwe

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