419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS"<Daoudatoure8094@sage.ocn.ne.jp> NOTIFICATION OF YOUR RECOVERED FUND

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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "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.
- ubadata@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ubadata@kimo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:24:16 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR RECOVERED FUND

United Nations Organization

United Nations House.

Plot 617/618, Diplomatic Zone

Central Area District, Abuja, Nigeria.





Dear BENEFICIARY,



We are pleased to inform you that your Payment of $10 Million USD the United Nations Security Council recovered from a Bank in AFRICA/NIGERIA as a Payment Fund belonging to has been Approved to be released to you. This fund is 100% legal and legitimate and it is currently with the UBA Bank in Nigeria. We are instructing you now to contact the Managing Director of UBA Africa, Mr. Gabriel Edgal on his Open Access email: ubadata@kimo.com and send him your fund payment reference #:UNCL01894 to enable him release your $10 Million USD to within within the next 72hours.



Contact Mr. Gabriel Edgal right now and tell him that you receive this message from UN instructing you to contact him concerning your $10 Million USD.



Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again.



Yours faithfully,



Mr. Daouda Toure

UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria

Web: http://www.un-nigeria.org/rcoffice/un-nigeria-rc.html

Anti-fraud resources:

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