419 scam: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <mr.bankimoon950@yahoo.in> ATTN, EMAIL OWNER. DATE. 07/02/2013

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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.
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.
- mrbankimoon24@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <mr.bankimoon950@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: mr.bankimoon24@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 16:22:33 +0800 (CST)
Subject: ATTN, EMAIL OWNER. DATE. 07/02/2013

ATTN,
EMAIL OWNER. DATE. 07/02/2013 YOUR AWARD PRIZE $800.000,00USD.
Attn. Email Owner

This
is to bring to your notice that
$800.000,00usd has been Awarded to your E-mail ID. Today being
07/02/2013 Promo, this promotion organized by UNITED NATIONS, and you
are among the people that won this prize. Definitely you will receive
your wining prize $800.000,00usd by transfer, directely to your bank
account.

Contact Ambassador James Knight of United States of
America in Benin Republic as soon as possible for your wining prize of
$800.000,00usd Call Ambassador James Knight on phone 00 229 67 37 30 65
and write him on his email
address: jamesambassadorr@nokiamail.com ,
immedaitely for your wining fund.

You are advised to contact our
representative Ambassador James Knight of United Nations in Benin
Republic to direct you to our BANCO SANTANDER,where you will receive
your wining fund $800,000,00usd, contact
Ambassador James Knight Today to avoid delay, Send him 1. You full
Name, 2.Address, 3.Phone, 4.Age, 5.Copy of your ID, 6.Occupation.

Below is the Contact Information,

Ambassador James Knight
Email: jamesambassadorr@nokiamail.com
Telephone: 00 229 67 37 30 65

Contact
Ambassador James Knight, you must receive your wining prize
$800,000,00,usd to your bank account provided,.This is urgent Call
Ambassador James Knight on phone 00 229 67 37 30 65, Hoping to hear from
you as soon as you received your wining prize.

Regards,

Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
UN General Secretary (United Nations)
Email: mrbankimoon24@yahoo.com
http://www.un.org/sg/biography.shtml

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