419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS"<UNITEDNATIONREFUNDPAYMENT@MAC.COM> U.N FUND RELEASE

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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:
- "million 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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- unitednationssunits@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednations950@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:19:24 -0500
Subject: U.N FUND RELEASE

Dear Beneficiary,



                  RE: SCAMMED VICTIM, $10.5 MILLION FOR BENEFICIARY. REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 10.5 MILLION USD



On behalf of UN office, I am Mr. Richard Cordray the Assistant-Secretary-General and Executive Director United Nations here in Washington DC-USA. United

Nations and United States of American Government have approval Compensation payment of $10.5 Million Dollars to you for your overdue/unpaid outstanding

Contracts/inheritance, investment and lottery payment amount that was delayed by the transferring bank and Courier Companies.



United Nations and United States of American Government have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa.

We have been able to track down so many of this Scam artist in various parts of West African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO,

COTED'IVOIRE, SENEGAL, GHANA, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON AND LONDON) and they are all in our custody here in Washington DC-USA. We have been able to recover so

much money from them through United Nation Anti-crime commission, which International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ordered that the funds should be shared among

beneficiaries around the globe. This email is been directed to you because your email address was attached with one of the beneficiaries file in our computer

hard disk in our custody here in Washington DC-USA and you are therefore being compensated with $10.5 Million Dollars (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand

United States dollars ).



Having received this email, you are qualified now to receive the compensation payment of $10.5 million (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States

Dollars), you have to confirm your payment from the United Nations immediately within the next 72hrs. Kindly send the required detail below immediately to

unitednationssunits@yahoo.co.uk



Your Full name,

Phone number,

Occupation,

Marital status,

Sex,

Age,

Address,

Country,

We wait your immediate response together with the required information's to enable you receive your compensation amount in turn of $10.5 Million dollars.



Best Regard,

Mr. Richard Cordray

Assistant-Secretary-General and

Executive Director United Nations

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