419 scam: "Owen Peterson"<unitednationsec@yahoo.cn> Re:United Nation Cash Delivery Unit

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
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.
- owenpetersonun@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Owen Peterson" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 14:52:01 -0500
Subject: Re:United Nation Cash Delivery Unit

Dear/sir/Ma

This is to bring to your notice in regarding your two (2) Security trunk boxes that contain $50 Million, in cash which was recover by the
United Nations Organization. The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, announce yesterday the released of your boxes and other beneficairies in world and
also assigner me David Richardson, the best diploma-tic immunity hold in the world to make this delivering
to you for free.
like I told you on the phone, we are seriously working hard to get down those criminals and imposters that took your funds, and I promise you that
they will be bring to justices soon, so be strong. Sir, the United Nations are paying for every legal documents that will cover those security trunk boxes to you and
those documents will also enable you to make a deposit of the funds to your account here in the U.S.A, when I arrive in your city.
your security trunk boxes are still in the strong room, which means the United Nations Securty volt, and there is know way I can go in there because
I do not work in the financial department, I am a delivery agent that was approval by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen of England, and also Koffi Annan, the form United Nations Secretary General, and Bill Clinton, and Senate and other important members.
the United Nations are only charging you $38,500 USD, for there insurance and safe keeping of your boxes, which I think is a great deal and you
really need to be glad and thank God for having people like Ban Ki-Moon, and some good members in the house who was supporting you on your behalf.

God bless you and your family

Best Regard
Owen Peterson
Private Email:owenpetersonun@yahoo.com

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