419 scam: "United Nations" <unoffice4us1@gmail.com> Re:Hello

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- unoffice4us@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations" <unoffice4us1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unoffice4us@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 20:22:52 +0200
Subject: Re:Hello

Hello

After several attempt to reach you by phone, I deemed it necessary and
urgent to notify you finally about the outstanding settlement of your over
due payment.

This is to inform you that we the United Nations Monitoring institution,
has taken upon our selves to settle these very bills,because of the
dubious attitude of the apex institution in Africa who have made things
difficult to their dear client.

On the detailed verification and reconciliation of your file ,it was
crystal to us that you are the rightful bonafide beneficiary to the said
fund which has been delayed due to lack of information of which you were
misled and misguided about the position of this fund that made it too
longer up till date.

However after our due checking of your file and it was satisfactory
approved for payment that is why you have to disengage from any body or
impersonated officers who claim to be in position of your fund, thereby
misleading and having the opportunity to extort money from you.

Because of this outstanding problem, the president committee on
contractual matters has decided to pay this fund to you through our paying
bank in USA Bank of America. We have concluded all the necessary
arrangement towards the release of your payment dispatching the senate in
collaboration with federal ministry of finance and have already deposited
$1.2millon US dollars for the re validations payment .so ,you're advice to
forward you're full name, contact address and telephone to our Loot
programming office In Benin. contact
informationE-mail:(info@nutrir.info) to enable them automate the
information so as to give our payment bank in US the access to issue you a
cashercheque and you will cash it immediately any place you like.

We have paid for the processing and delivery charges.the only money that
you are going to pay is $114 usd only for re-activation of your payment
before your money will reach you.

Your advice to stop contact with any body in regard to any transfer
originated from Africa both your local representatives and so hereon-now
and adhere to our advice to get your fund paid.

Accept our congratulations in advance.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs Ouida J Svoboda
E-mail: unoffice4us@gmail.com
Website Officer
(UEUNMI)

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