419 scam: "GREENHEART ANNA"<greenheartanna@hotmail.com> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +442070604756

Fraud email example:

From: "GREENHEART ANNA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fundmanagers@fmg-consults.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 01:42:21 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

United Nations
Global Debt Settlement Committee on Economic Crunch.
Under-Secretary-General Office
United Kingdom
Our Ref: UN/PYMS/INTER-10
UNO/WBF LM-05-371/LM-05-371
Date: 08/10/2012

FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION,

This is to officially inform you that the sum of US$7.2million (Seven Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) has Been been ordered to be pay to you after certification by UNITED NATIONS during our auditing and balancing in EUROPE, we also discovered accrued interest on your payment valued at $2,400,000.00, these funds are today been approved by United Nations Global Debt Settlement Committee via United Kingdom, totaling of $9.6million

You are therefore advised to contact FMG Financial Consultant, through their Financial Manager Mr. Martins Green immediately.

Contact: Martins Green
FMG Financial Consultant
Telephone:+44 20-7060-7156
Fasimile: +44 20-7060-4756
E-mail: fundmanagers@fmg-consults.com

We would appreciate your urgent response concerning the aforementioned approved funds, to enable the financial fir, effect remittance within the scheduled (48)hrs.

Waiting to anticipate your urgent reply.

Yours Faithfully

Ambassador Adams James Brown.
(Director), The United Nation
Global Debt Settlement Committee on Economic Crush
London, United Kingdom

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