419 scam: "UNITED NATION COMPENSATION"<info@fasternet.com.br> YOUR UNPAID FUNDS HAS BEEN RECOVERED!!

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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:
- "million 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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATION COMPENSATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <section_process@qq.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:47:19 -0300
Subject: YOUR UNPAID FUNDS HAS BEEN RECOVERED!!

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Counter-terrorism Division and Cyber Crime Division
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington DC

Attention Beneficiary,

Records show that you are between the individuals and organizations who are yet to receive their overdue payment from overseas that includes those of Lottery/Gambling,Contract and Inheritance. Through our Fraud Monitory Unit we have noticed that you have been transacting with some impostors and fraudsters who have been impersonating the likes of Prof. Soludo/Mr.Lamido Sanusi of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Aziza, Bode Williams, Frank, Anderson, none officials of Oceanic Bank, Zenith Banks, Kelvin Young of HSBC, Ben of FedEx, Ibrahim Sule, Dr. Usman Shamsuddeen and some impostors claiming to be The Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Cyber Crime Division of the FBI gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) on how some public have lost outrageous sums of money to these impostors. So result of this, we hereby advise you to stop communication with any body not reference to you by us.

We guarantee receipt of your payment. We have negotiated with the Federal Ministry of Finance that your payment totaling Ten Million Dollars must be transfered to you. This is so of the mandate from US Government to make sure all debts owed to citizens of American and also Asia and Europe that includes Inheritance, Contract, Gambling/Lottery are been cleared. To redeem your funds, send your details as follows.

Full name:
Country:
Direct Phone Number
Contact address:

Please note that will funds will be made available to you in form of an ATM Card that you can use to make withdrawal from any ATM machine around the world.

JAMES BRIEN COMEY, JR
DIRECTOR
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
Phone Number: +1 (706) 403 3880

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