419 scam: "Rosa Elias"<ngozwea@yahoo.co.jp> Transfer of US$1,500,000.00 to your bank account.

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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- unccdeptch@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rosa Elias" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unccdeptch@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:04:09 -0700
Subject: Transfer of US$1,500,000.00 to your bank account.

Our Ref: UNDP/13Z/CP03

Re: Transfer of US$1,500,000.00 to your bank account

We wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review of all unclaimed funds in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund and United Nations Commission, your payment file has finally been forwarded to us for review and immediate payment of your long delayed funds starting with the transfer of US$1,500,000.00 to your designated bank account

You have therefore been selected as once of the beneficiaries of the compensation programme and awarded the sum of US$1,500,000.00 as compensation benefits in accordance with the United Nations recommendations.

Our investigations shows that you have been going through hard times by paying a lot of money to some dubious officials for the transfer of your funds.
We now advise that you stop all communications with them because you do not have to pay any money or fee to receive your funds.

For the immediate transfer of the US$1,500,000.00 with reference number: UNDP/13Z/CP03 to your bank account, kindly contact today by email or telephone, our Payment Coordinator in the Federal Ministry of Finance.

Mrs.Esther Ajiboye
Ahmadu Bello Way, Central Business
District P.M.B 14,Abuja, Nigeria
Telephone:+08078554643 Ext,122

E-mail: unccdeptch@yahoo.co.jp

All correspondences to Mrs.Esther Ajiboye, should have the reference number "UNDP/13Z/CP03" sent along with your CONTACT ADDRESS and TELEPHONE NUMBER to E-mail: unccdeptch@yahoo.co.jp for prompt attention.

Once again Congratulations.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs.Rosa Elias (Secretary)
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations House
Plot 617/618, Diplomatic Zone,
Central Area District, Garki,
Abuja, Nigeria

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