419 scam: anel@mbox.contact.bg THE UNITED NATIONS PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS 2014

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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 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!
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.
- +447937460660
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.
- davidwall@europe.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: anel@mbox.contact.bg
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 05:43:13 +0300
Subject: THE UNITED NATIONS PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS 2014

THE UNITED NATIONS PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS

REF: UNPSA/2/CA7014

Attention Winner;

CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE A GUARANTEED WINNER OF
ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
(US$1,000,000.00)

Your email address has been awarded One Million United States Dollars
(US$1,000,000.00) from the United Nations Public Service Awards as outlined by
the United Nations, the G20 Summit, the World Health Organization, the Africa
Progress Panel and the Economic Forums on universal concerns of hunger, potable
water, disease, literacy, global warming, alternative energy and reserves for
the next tsunami, earthquake or hurricane.

This year 196 billion email addresses were selected randomly from all over the
world, Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North
America, the Pacific and South America from the World Wide Web powered by
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Msn through our Online Computerized Email
Selection System (OCESS). Your email address attached to ticket No.:
BCA-S956475604545 with serial No.: 75312 drew the Winning Numbers 6 7 18 27 35
and Bonus Number 2 which won you the online sweepstakes draw in the 2nd
category UKQ/2/14 as a qualified winner No.:2 to claim One Million United
States Dollars (US$1,000,000.00) in cash credited to file No.: UNPSA/
UKQ/6/5UK/14.

This promotion takes place annually as a new category of promoting the United
Nations Development Program to accelerate the progress of human development
with a view to eradicating poverty. For security reasons due to mix up of names
and numbers we advise you to keep this letter secret and safe until you claim
your prize. This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claim
and unwarranted abuse of this program by unwind person as it has happened in
the past. PLEASE BE WARNED.

The United Nations Public Service Awards is the most prestigious international
recognition of excellence in public service. It rewards the creative
achievements and contributions of public service institutions that lead to a
more effective and responsive public administration in countries worldwide.
Through an annual competition, the UN Public Service Awards promotes the role,
professionalism and visibility of public service.

Your claims file falls under our Euro-liaison office in London United Kingdom,
you are therefore requested to contact our Euro-liaison office in London United
Kingdom via telephone, fax or email address stated below to claim your prize.

Dr. David Wall
New World Bell London
North London Business Park
Oakleigh Road South
New Southgate London
N11 1NP United Kingdom
Tel: + 44 79374 60660
Fax: + 44 87233 15421
Email: davidwall@europe.com

Prize must be claimed within 30 days and are non-transferable or saleable. Any
such prize not claimed within this period will be deemed forfeited.

Yours faithfully,

Ms. Anel Fenwick
UNPSA Coordinator
Tel/Fax: 1-212-963-2916

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