419 scam: "Mr murphy ken"<mrkenmurphy@outlook.com> United Nations Compensation For Scam Victims

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr murphy ken" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <murphymrken@yahoo.com.my>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 01:32:57 +0800
Subject: United Nations Compensation For Scam Victims

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT,
IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK

United Nations Compensation For Scam Victims

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:

How are you today? I Hope all is well with you and your family?
In regards to the recent meeting between the United Nations, the United States Government to restore the dignity and economy of Nations. Base on the Agreement with the World Bank Assistance to help and make the world a better place for all with the sole aim of abolishing poverty. We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of $2,300,000 USD (Two Million Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)this includes every foreign contractors,lottery winners and inheritance funds,that may have not received their funds,and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems and Fraud activities.
Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team of Economic and Financial Crime Commission observers and this is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact:MR MARK BROWN of Paymaster General of United Nations Branch in,as he is our representative in Malaysia, contact him immediately for the transfer of $2,300,000 USD (Two Million Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)this funds are to be given to you through ATM card? So he will advise you on how to go about it. This meeting was first held on the 11th of MARCH 2012.Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number.

NAME;MR murphy ken
TEL;+601126371026

Good luck and kind regards. Making the world a better place
SIR. MURPHY KEN
(Financial Officer)United Nations.
http://www.un.org/sk

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