419 scam: United Nations Security Council <unitednation@un.osuc.org> Deputy Minister for Finance, Cash Card Delivery Notification.

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (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)
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: United Nations Security Council <unitednation@un.osuc.org>
Reply-To: dopl.grace@terra.com
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:40:48 +0200
Subject: Deputy Minister for Finance, Cash Card Delivery Notification.

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From: The Desk of:
Ms. Grace Mondons
Deputy Minister for Finance
Federal Government of Nigeria.

Kind Attention Sir,

With profound respect, I crave your indulgence hoping you will have a nice
time to go through this message and get back to me as expeditiously as
possible. However, I wish to bring to your notice that I have started your
cash card accreditation processes in your favor before contacting you.

Please pardon me by using this word, but I must say it. Your country
Embassy are stupid, bastard fools and don't have the interest of America
citizen leaving in America at heart. I wonder why they want to delay your
cash card approved by Federal Government in (Naira 600,000,000) (Six
Hundred Million Naira) which equivalent in Dollars currency (US$11,500,000)
(Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) to be dispatched to you.
Most American big/rich men don't want the poor to get rich. To my greatest
surprise this morning when I went to collect the Diplomatic Stamp from your
Embassy so I can stamp your cash card envelop for it to be deliver to you,
after paying the $800 for you and $100 from myself, USA Stamp was Stamped
on your Cash Card Parcel by the Deputy Ambassador but he told me that an
additional fee of $750 will be required for the Seal that he's sorry for
not informing me of that earlier.

Sir, I am highly annoyed with insincerity from your country men, I don't
know why President Obama should appoint such people in high office like
this. Because of angry, I told him that this cash card belong to an America
citizen and that if any fee will charge again, that should when you receive
the card in USA you can settle all the charges there, the Deputy Ambassador
told me that it's the Obama Government rule that any cash card coming to
America must have and purchase the Seal with the Stamp which we already
purchase that he will not go against the policy only that he's sorry not to
inform me earlier.

Sir, am mad right now and don't know what to do? What do you think we
should do? Because am coming to America right with it.

Regards,

Ms. Grace Mondons
Deputy Minister for Finance
Federal Government of Nigeria.

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