419 scam: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <mr.bankimoon950@yahoo.in> YOUR COMPENSATION (2013) FROM 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:

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:
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- highcourt.justicebenin4@superposta.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <mr.bankimoon950@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: mr.bankimoon935@yahoo.in
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:47:17 +0800 (CST)
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION (2013) FROM UNITED NATIONS

Attn Beneficiary,

We are writing to notify you that United Nations (UN) after series of meetings for the past 3 days which just ended today. This email is to all the people that have been Scam victim, War, Flood disasters, Earthquake in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS IN Affiliation with WORLD BANK have agreed to compensate you with the sum of $10.5Musd, for self support.

And includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract, inheritance & lotto sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc. We found your name in the list of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we contacted you.

Stop any further communication with your local representative or any officials, department whom may call you or email concerning this payment of your fund $10.5Musd Contact HIGH COURT JUDGE HONORABLE DR. SHIVA KABELOM in Benin Republic as soon as possible. Call Honorable Dr. Shiva Kabelom , on phone 00 229 68 38 49 36 and write him on his email address: highcourt.justicebenin4@superposta.com

You are advised to contact our representative in Benin, HIGH COURT JUDGE HONORABLE DR. SHIVA KABELOM of United Nation in Benin Republic to send you, your ATM MASTER CARD $10.5Musd, Which you will be withdrawing $50,000 usd every day from any atm machine over there in your country, contact Honorable Dr. Shiva Kabelom Today to avoid delay, Send him 1. You full Name, 2.Address, 3.Phone, 4.Age,5.Your ID 6.Occupation.

Below is the Contact Information of High Court of Justice,

HONORABLE DR. SHIVA KABELOM
Email: highcourt.justicebenin4@superposta.com
Telephone: 00 229 68 38 49 36

Contact Honorable Dr. Shiva Kabelom , He must send your ATM MASTER CARD $10.5Musd to your address as you will provided, .This is urgent Call Honorable Dr. Shiva Kabelom on phone 00 229 68 38 49 36, Hoping to hear from you as soon as you received your card.

Regards,

Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
UN General Secretary (United Nations)
http://www.un.org/sg/biography.shtml

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