419 scam: "UNESCO™"<info@unesco.org> Last/Final 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:
- ",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)
- "unesco@info.al" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447035962618 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNESCO™" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unesco@info.al>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 03:15:56 -0700
Subject: Last/Final Notification.

The United Nations Educational,Scientific
& Cultural Organisation(UNESCO)
Division for the Promotion of basic Education
Sector UNESCO 7, place de Fontenoy,
F-75352 Paris 07 SP,France.
Fax: +33 1 45 68 56 26/27
www.unesco.org

This is to officially notify you following our publication of results of an exclusive list of 47,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer ballot search from notable email provider's database worldwide as part of our international information technology enhancement programme for email users. No tickets were sold and Applications were also made by national governments or international non-governmental organizations,maintaining formal consultative relations with UNESCO in your country. A Draft of 750,000,00(Seven Hundred and fifty Thousand Great British Pounds) shall be issued in your name upon confirmation and Validation of our notification.

You are hereby advised to forward the following Information as Listed Below to our Information and Payment bureau Officer in United Kingdom For validation and grant payment.

Required Info:

Full Names:.
Residential address:.
Tel(Mobile):.
Nationality/Country:.
Age/Sex:.Occupation/Position:

SEND DETAILS FOR VALIDATION TO:
Ms Mariana Patru email ID on : unesco@info.al

or call Tel: +447035962618

Best Regards,
Isabelle Le Fournis
(Press Relations Section UNESCO France)

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