419 scam: "United Nations-Inga-Britt A"<ingab.aa200@unitednations.com> RE: YOUR PAYMENT.

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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.
- debts0022@mynet.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations-Inga-Britt A" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ingab.aa200@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 10:22:44 -0700
Subject: RE: YOUR PAYMENT.

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES,
INTERNAL AUDIT,MONITORING, CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION.

FROM: MRS. INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS.
UNITED NATIONS FUND MONITORING OFFICER.

ATTENTION: SIR:

I AM MRS. INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS, THE UNITED NATIONS FUND MONITORING AGENT IN WEST AFRICA.

I CAME TO NIGERIA FROM NEW YORK AFTER SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH THE WORLD BANK PRESIDENT DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FROM THE FBI AND OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES AGAINST THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT ON THE DELAY OF FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES PAYMENT IN NIGERIA.
WE ARE CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FINDING ALL FOREIGN LOTTERY, CONTRACT AND INHERITANCE PAYMENTS THAT ORIGINATED IN AFRICA.

I HAVE MET WITH THE NIGERIAN CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR (CBN) WHO CLAIMED IGNORANT OF THESE DELAY IN RELEASING FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES FUNDS IN AFRICA WHICH YOU ARE AMONG, HE PROMISED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL FUND BENEFICIARIES RECEIVE THEIR FUNDS WITHIN THE NEXT 48HRS WHICH YYOU ARE AMONG.

YOU ARE TO FORWARD YOUR FULL NAMES, CONTACT ADDRESS AND DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER TO MR. J. E. GEORGE ( DEBT MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR ) VIA EMAIL: ( debts0022@mynet.com ) FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR US$1.5MILLION INHERITANCE PAYMENT WHICH HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED IN AN ATM CARD.

I HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME HERE IN AFRICA , SO CONTACT THE ABOVE PERSON IMMEDIATELY.

ATTACHED IS MY WORKING ID.

SINCERELY YOURS,

MRS. INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS,
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT.

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