419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS \(UN\)\(Washington DC. Office\)." <drmartinokos@gmail.com> RE: TO YOUR ATTENTION!!!

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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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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS \(UN\)\(Washington DC. Office\)." <drmartinokos@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrpaulroberts101@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 10:54:32 -0400
Subject: RE: TO YOUR ATTENTION!!!

United Nations (UN).
Washington DC. Office.
United States of America.

RE: YOUR FUND RELEASE VIA TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER:

Based on series of petitions we received from various organizations such as
Cooperate Bodies and Non Governmental Organizations (NGO's) on the
Inability of
some Government officials, Commercial banks and World Lottery Organization to
settle their clients Contract debt, Inheritance and Winning Prizes because of
one means of corruption or the other. The Debt Reconciliation Unit of this
institution (UN) has Authorized us, to investigate the unnecessary delay on
payment approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we
discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by
corrupt officials who are trying to divert your funds into their
personal accounts.

After an extensive close door meeting yesterday, it was resolved and
agreed upon
that we work extensively to ensure that all contract payment, Inheritance and
Lottery Winning Prizes be settled without any hassle. For security
reasons, your
fund would be released via TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER by our nominated
bank here
in the states. We will monitor this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless
situation created by previous officials.

The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have issued an
irrevocable payment guarantee. However, we are happy to inform you
that based on
our commendation/Instructions; a bank here will make the wire in your favor.

So if you would like to receive your funds through this means, you are advised
to respond immediately with the following information as stated below:

1. Your Full Names and address
2. Occupation:
3. Telephone Number (s):

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment
effectively.

Congratulations.

Paul Roberts.
United Nations.
Compensation Payment Concern.

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