419 scam: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <orgun.un@laposte.net> ATTN, EMAIL OWNER. YOUR AWARD PRIZE $2,000.000,00MUSD 2015

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "ambassad0r@barid.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: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <orgun.un@laposte.net>
Reply-To: kimoonmr.ban685@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 12:05:26 -0400
Subject: ATTN, EMAIL OWNER. YOUR AWARD PRIZE $2,000.000,00MUSD 2015

Attn. Email Owner

This is to bring to your notice that $2,000.000,00usd has been Awarded
to your E-mail ID. Today being 04/06/2015 Promo, this promotion was
organized by UNITED NATIONS, and you are among the people that won
this prize. Definitely you will receive your wining prize
$2,000.000,00usd by Atm Master Card.

Contact Ambassador Michael Raynor of United States of America in Benin
Republic as soon as possible for your wining prize of $2,000.000,00usd
Call Ambassador Michael Raynor on phone 00 229 93 39 86 69 and write
him on his email address: ambassadorr@barid.com , immedaitely for
your package.

You are advised to contact our representative Ambassador Michael
Raynor of United Nations in Benin Republic to send you, your ATM
MASTER CARD $2,000,000,00usd, Which you will be withdrawing $10,000
usd every day from any atm machine over there in your country, contact
Ambassador Michael Raynor Today to avoid delay, Send him 1. You full
Name, 2.Address, 3.Phone, 4.Age, 5.Copy of your ID, 6.Occupation.

Below is the Contact Information,

Ambassador Michael Raynor
Email: ambassadorr@barid.com
Email: ambassad0r@barid.com
Telephone: 00 229 93 39 86 69

Contact Ambassador Michael Raynor, He must send your wining prize ATM
MASTER CARD $2,000,000,00,usd to your address as you will
provided,.This is urgent Call Ambassador Michael Raynor on phone 00
229 93 39 86 69 , Hoping to hear from you as soon as you received your
Atm Master card.

Regards,

Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
UN General Secretary (United Nations)
http://www.un.org/sg/biography.shtml

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