419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS" <info@info.org> FUND COMPENSATION

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- ",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)
- "foreign payment unit" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348124850203
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.
- cbnbankng@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" <info@info.org>
Reply-To: un.ofiice@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 06:09:41 -0400
Subject: FUND COMPENSATION

United Nations office
3 Whitehall Court
London UK
SW1A 2EL

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to notify you that the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate you with the sum of US$2,500,000 in conjunction by the World Bank assisted program and FBI after our meeting and investigation with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS Mr. Ban Ki-Moon

This email is to compensate the people that have been scammed, those that had unfinished transaction, war victims and disaster.

However, we don't know why you have not been able to receive your compensation fund from our paying Bank till this moment instead, we are surprised to receive another application this morning from your next of kin MR.HANS STEINBICHLER,stating that you are dead and he authorize us to order our paying Bank to transfer the funds to another bank account in Switzerland and he also presented your death Certificate.

Could you please confirm immediately, your relationship with MR.HANS STEINBICHLER if you are still alive and also, confirm if the bank account in Switzerland as shown below is now your new bank account information to receive your funds.

CREDIT SUISSE, CH-8038 Z?RICH,SWITZERLAND
ACCOUNT NO:0872-456011-91
IBAN: CH55 0487 2045 6011 9100
SWIFT CODE: CRESCHZZ8OT

Note that your compensation fund has been programmed into an International ATM card so that no body will ever have access to divert your fund because several attempt has made so far to divert your fund and you are directed to stop any form communication you are having with any body regarding any form of transaction or we will report you to FBI.

Below is the Bank Contact information, kindly contact them with their information below and send your Full name, Home Address, telephone number and ID Card for easy identification to enable them deliver your ATM card to your home address without further delay.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
Contact Mr. Mohammed Yusuf
Director, foreign payment unit/
Department of ATM card
EMAIL: cbnbankng@kimo.com
Tel: +234 812 485 0203

However the mode of your compensation payment is by AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE CARD (ATM), this is for a security reason so that no one will have access to your compensation fund.

UNITED NATIONS............ Making the world a better place.
Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

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