419 scam: United Nations <unttwills6@gmail.com> Attention Dear

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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:
- "mohmmad@qq.com" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: United Nations <unttwills6@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mohmmad@qq.com
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:52:35 +0000
Subject: Attention Dear

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Attention Dear.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not
understand why this mail came to you. We have been having a meeting
for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the then secretary
to the UNITED NATIONS. This email is to all the people that have been
scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to
compensate them with the sum of US$6.7 each.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received
their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction
or international businesses that failed due to Government problems
etc. We find your name and E-mail in our list and that is why we are
contacting you, this has been agreed upon and has been signed. You are
advised to contact Mr. Mohd Aziz, of our paying center in Asia, as he
is our representative in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia contact him
immediately for your ATM MASTER CARD worth of US$6.7M this funds are
in an ATM MASTER CARD for security purpose.

He will send it to you and you can start withdrawing your fund
immediately in any ATM MACHINE around the world. Therefore, you should
send him your full Name, Telephone number, ID card and your correct
mailing address where you want him to send the ATM MASTER CARD to you.
Contact Mr. Mohd Aziz, immediately for your ATM MASTER CARD with the
information below.

Person to Contact: Mr. Mohd Aziz.
Email ( mohmmad@qq.com )

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you as
soon as you received your ATM MASTER CARD. Make the world a better
place.

Regards,

Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
http://www.un.org/sg/

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