419 scam: "OHCHR"<arif@pcd.com.my> INFORMATION FOR THE PAYMENT (TREAT AS URGENT)

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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447011146989 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "OHCHR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <admin@chanceryhouseconsult.org>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 06:45:28 +0200
Subject: INFORMATION FOR THE PAYMENT (TREAT AS URGENT)

The Office of the United Nations
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
In Conjunction with International Monetary Fund
Dalais Wilson, CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Senior Human Rights Officer and international payment department

Attn: The Fund Beneficiary,

RE: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OUTSTANDING PART PAYMENT

Sequel to the meeting held with all the African country leaders
regards to all the payment been owed by the Africa continents,
European continents and United Nations (UN), the Chairman of African
Union (AU) with that of European Union (EU) and UN High Commissioner
for Human Rights (OHCHR). We have made it known to all the
beneficiaries been owed by UN, African and European countries via
contract payment, inheritance payment, Lottery Winners payment, that
during recent interview with British broadcasting co-operation (BBC)
that all the debt been owed by the UN, African and European countries
should be paid to all the outstanding beneficiaries via EU/AU account
with the supervision of the International Monetary Fund Unit London
UK, which you happened to be one of them as record shown in our
computer database. So, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
has mandated that the part payment sum of US$3,500,000.00 (Three
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) paid to you
without delays.

At the meantime, you are advice to stop further communication with
whosoever or office you are in contact with and contact our financial
fiduciary Agent with immediate effect in London who is our pay master
officer in charge of your payment in London for immediate releasing of
your payment to you with the bellow contact information.

Mr. Wayne Mitchell
Email: admin@chanceryhouseconsult.org
+44-7011146989 (Mobile)
+44-2033186373 (Office Land line)

We sincerely apologies for all inconveniencies the delays on your
payment has caused you in the past upon the charges fees and taxes you
have paid wrongly so far in the hands of bad eggs officers in service
as record shown in our computer database.

PLEASE NOTE:
Do not reply me back, as I am always occupied in meetings. Contact your payment officer in LONDON as directed above.

Yours sincerely
Ms. Navanethem A. Pillay
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
United Nations Switzerland

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