419 scam: "UNITED NATION COMPENSATION FUNDS" <info@gmail.com> (no subject)

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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:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATION COMPENSATION FUNDS" <info@gmail.com>
Reply-To: transfer0000.uba@manager.in.th
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 22:13:37 -0300 (BRT)
Subject:

ATTENTION,

We at the United Nations, we wish to notify you as a beneficiary of
10,000,000.00USD in compensation of scam victims. This is to bring to your
notice that we are delegated from the UNITED NATIONS in Central Bank of Ghana
to pay 10 victims of scam $10,000,000.00USD (TEN MILLION DOLLARS) each. Your
E-mail ID were listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed
victims to be paid this amount. Do contact UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA UBA,
Ghana Branch for verification and release of your 10,000,000.00USD that
we have deposited with the UBA BANK. The account log on will be presented
to you by the bank in order to access the funds before releasing into
your nominated bank account. You will transfer the funds into your nominated
account on-line will be provided to you.do contact the Managing Director of
the UBA BANK GHANA with the email address below:

Email:transfer0000_uba@manager.in.th

Trust Funds Worldwide.
Signed,
Mr Ban Ki-moon
(UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL.)

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