419 scam: United Nations <help@mtcs.org> AUDIT UNIT UNITED NATIONS

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: United Nations <help@mtcs.org>
Reply-To: <philipmulligan3@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:32:22 +0100
Subject: AUDIT UNIT UNITED NATIONS

United Nations Association of the UK
3 Whitehall Court,London ,SW1A 2EL,United Kingdom,England

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.

Attention:

How are you doing? Hope fine.

I am sorry for getting in touch to you lately, I actually traveled to one of our office at Netherlands and
right now I am back. I write to know and to ask if you have finally received your fund.

Please do give me a feed back and let me know what the situation is because the UN is waiting to hear
from you so as to process and deliver to you your fund. Keep me posted immediately as there is no room for
delay at all.

I wait to receive from you.

Acknowledge the receipt of my mail.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Philip Mulligan
UN Association Executive Director,UK
Ph:00 44 7024025790
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