419 scam: "UNITED NATION PAYMENT ALART!"<suporte@farmaciasfronteira.com.br> FUND RELEASE FROM UNITED NATION POVERTY ALLEVIATION UNIT

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
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.
- unpa@ukexecutives.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATION PAYMENT ALART!" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unpa@ukexecutives.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 09:16:18 +0800
Subject: FUND RELEASE FROM UNITED NATION POVERTY ALLEVIATION UNIT

You have been invited to the following event.

Title: FUND RELEASE FROM UNITED NATION POVERTY ALLEVIATION UNIT

UNITED NATIONS POVERTY ALLEVIATION EXECUTIVE UNIT,
IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK.
Permanent Mission of ENGLAND to the United Nations
351 East 52nd Street, United Kingdom
Email: unpa@ukexecutives.com

Attn: Beneficiary,

We the entire members of the United Nations Poverty Alleviation Executives, on behalf of the Government of Great Britain, under the auspices of Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth of England II held a meeting this week concerning payment, both foreign and local contractors and some inheritance funds which were not released to the right benefactors.

Her Royal Majesty, has just informed this office (United Nation Poverty Alleviation Executives) that all the listed contractors and Inheritance funds benefactors which their CONTRACT PAYMENT SUM AND INHERITANCE FUNDS were not paid to should be released to them with immediate effect. We discovered that your payment listed to us Seven million five hundred thousand dollars (US$7.5M) approximately Four million Great Britain Pounds (£4,000,000 GBP), you are advised to respond with effect so that we will process your payment to be made in any form you wish to receive your funds.

Kindly respond to this office so that your payment will be processed and transferred under 72hours of receiving this email.

On going through files yesterday, we discovered that your file was dumped untreated, so at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with any office now and attention to the appointed office below for you to receive your payment accordingly.

Now you're new Payment Reference No.-01470017, Allocation No: 014714 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 014704 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No:147 , Released Code No: 014701477; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number, therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland immediately within 72hours.

You are directed to reconfirm your full detailed information, like your

FULL NAME...........
HOME ADDRESS...............
OFFICE ADDRESS.........
OCCUPATION...............
AGE......................
HOME PHONE NUMBER
CELL PHONE NUMBER........
PAYMENT REFERENCE NO.....
ALLOCATION...............
PASSWORD NO..............
PIN CODE NO..............
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT PAYMENT...
RELEASE CODE NO....................
SECRET CODE NO.....................

send your details to(unpa@ukexecutives.com)

NOTE: We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming call, if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters that have been frustrating you, I shall stop and cancel your payment immediately.

Best Regards,
Unite Nation Executives
Email: unpa@ukexecutives.com

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