419 scam: "UN/FB AWARD"<arlingtonprinter@logixonline.com> UN - AWARD

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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:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: "UN/FB AWARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <j00001z@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 05:46:49 +0100
Subject: UN - AWARD - NOTIFICATION- 2013

UNITED NATIONS & FACEBOOK AWARD CENTER.

UNITED NATIONS IN-CONJUNCTION WITH FACEBOOK AWARD
HEADQUARTERS: 760 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

DEAR WINNER

Your email addresses have just won UNITED NATIONS IN-CONJUNCTION WITH FACEBOOK AWARD prize money of (ONE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) (US$1,250,000.00) On Monday, 7TH October 2013 Award Winners emerge through random selection of all active email subscribers and face book online users, seven (7) people are selected monthly to benefit from this promotion.

TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM
Winners are to be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. This Prize Award must be claimed not later than 15 working days from date of draw notification after which unclaimed prizes are cancelled.

These are your identification numbers:

Reference Number: 2013UNFB/MVW/81
Batch Number: UNFB-675/775600E
Award Organizing File Code: UNFB -774522

These numbers fall within the African Settlement Centre; you are requested to contact our Releasing Manager and send your winning identification numbers to her with the below personal requested information:

CONTACT INFORMATION OF OUR RELEASING MANAGER

NAME: NICHOLAS BROWN
TELEPHONE: +1940-560-9555
E-MAIL: claimdepartment@un-awardsunit.org
OR claimsdepartment@un-awards.org
Kindly send the following information to your claim agent to facilitate the release of your fund.

1. Full Names:…………………………………………………………………………………………………..………….…..…..…………
2. Country of Residence:………………………………….……. Nationality:……………………....……….…..……………
3. Mobile:…………………………………….…………….………. Telephone Number:……………………..………………..
4. Fax Number: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
5. Gender:………………………..…………………………………. Winning Email:………….…….…………..………………
6. Date of Birth:……………………………………………….…… Marital Status:.………….……….………………………..
7. Full Address:………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………
8. Your Company Name:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Occupation:…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..

Once your Releasing Manager acknowledges the receipt of the above request details, she will
get back to you immediately with the modalities on how the release should be made.

CONGRATULATIONS!! ONCE AGAIN!

YOURS IN SERVICE,

[DR. NICHOLAS BROWN] [MRS. JANE INNOCENT] MRS. TRACEY FERDINAND] MR. MARK ELLIOT ZUCKERBERG
RELEASING MANAGER LOTTERY ORGANIZER ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF FACEBOOK

NOTE
You are hereby advised not to disclose the content of this Prize Award to anybody, until your prize money have been remitted to you to avoid disqualification that will arise from dual claim.

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