419 scam: "Armstrong White" <register@nationalyouthalliance.org> CONGRATULATIONS

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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:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
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 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.
- famleistong7@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Armstrong White" <register@nationalyouthalliance.org>
Reply-To: famleistong7@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 17:43:21 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

:::______END OF THE YEAR EMAIL PRIZE AWARDS-(motto: JOIN THE GLOBAL
CHANGE)________:::

Dear Winner,

Greetings; We the management of United Nations (UN) global office would
like to officially
Announce to you that you are one of the outstanding winners of the draw
that was just held by our organization. We congratulate you for being the
second place winner of the draw.
Our organization through different medium such as: promotions, charity,
loans and investments have tried to reach out to the global world in order
to identify and actively join the crusade for eradication of global
poverty and betterment of human life.
Therefore, this promotion which you happen to be one of its lucky winner
is just one of the various ways we are presently using to
achieve this global vision (MDG).Your email address with Winning
ID............(UNO-657/543/097) was luckily drawn to be this year's
second place winner of a cash prize of $5.5Million (U.S Dollars).
Sequel to the aim of the organization, we therefore, believe that this
cash prize of (five million plus) will enable you in your own capacity to
make an impact in the society.
Please do contact Mr.Armstrong White, who is our redeem/claims official in
Africa..Kenya and can understand English languages.See details
of him below.

Name : Mr.Armstrong White,
Email :famleistong7@gmail.com
Tel: +254773716526
When contacting the claims agent you should include the following
*** Your Full Name:...........................
*** Address:................................
*** Phone number:.........................
*** Age:...............
*** Gender:.....................
*** Occupation:......................
*** Winning email and Winning ID:......................
*** Marital Status:.......................
*** Country:...................
We know you must be overwhelmed and very happy about this news you have
just received from us and the truth is that we are doing this to put
smiles into homes and hearts of people worldwide.
Special greetings from the entire management and staff of United Nations
Trust Funds Worldwide.
Signed,
Mr Ban Ki-moon
(UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL.)
________________________________________________________
*NOTE** You must be 18years or older to claim. Late response is not
accepted.Misconduct and non adherence to instructions leads to prize
termination.

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