419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS"<ms.brandelyivan@hotmail.com> CONFIRM THIS INFORMATION TO THIS OFFICE NOW.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <united.nationsdebts@safe-mail.net>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 06:05:59 -0000
Subject: CONFIRM THIS INFORMATION TO THIS OFFICE NOW.

UNITED NATIONS DEBT RE-CONCILIATION COMMISSION

United Nations Association of the UK

3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Attention:Beneficiay

CONFIRM THIS INFORMATION TO THIS OFFICE NOW

Please Beneficiary, did you instruct Mrs.Marie Barrow from Canada and Mr.USMAN YADINO, The financial investor to come to our office to receive your investment funds valued at $15 million usd which was deposited in our security vault for safe keeping by world bank assisted program on your behalf .This is the bank account your representative Mrs.Marie Barrow provide for us to wire your contract sum into

Bank Name:      Bank of Nova Scotia

Bank address : William Peter Boulevard CASTRIES SAINT LUCIA

Account Name: Marie Barrow

BANK CODE:      N O S C L C L C.

TRANSIT #:      0575

Please get back to us now if you really instructed her to receive your contract funds on your behalf.

Your faithfully,

Ms. Brandley Ivan

Director Clearance department

United Nations

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