419 scam: "Compensation Department"<hrmanager@ibc.com> COMPENSATION FROM UNITED NATION WORTH USD$ 250,000.00

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- jasmescole098@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Compensation Department" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jasmescole098@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 23:36:10 -0500
Subject: COMPENSATION FROM UNITED NATION WORTH USD$ 250,000.00

ATTN.... Sir/Ma

How are you today? You may not understand why this mail came to you. We have
been having a meeting for the past three months which ended recently with the
FORMER secretary general 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
US$250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty thousand united state dollars) each. This
includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract
sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international Fund
transfer that failed due to Government problems, etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you.

You are advised to contact Mr. James Cole ,as he is our
representative on compensations matters, for your Draft of USD$ 250,000.00.

This funds will be delivered to you either via bank transfer or delivery to your residence,
So he will send it to you by courier, within 48hours you have send your contact details, to
him.

Therefore, you should send him your

full Name ---------------------------------
Telephone number------------------------------------------
mailing address where you want him to send the Draft to you.-----------------------
Email Addresss:------------------------------------------

Person to Contact :Mr. James Cole
Email: jasmescole098@aol.com

Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your Bank Draft.

Making the world a better place.

Regards,
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary General(UNITED NATION)

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