419 scam: "CHRISTOPHER ROBERT"<christopher@ihug.co.nz> URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347086081202 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- crobertunitednations@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHRISTOPHER ROBERT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <crobertsun@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 10:47:32 +0100
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED

DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT
United Nations Regional office
Lagos Nigeria.

YOUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX0L8 UNITED NATIONS.

Greetings

I am authorized by the newly Elected President of Nigeria GENERAL M.BUHARI, and the Governing body of the United Nations Debt Reconciliation Unit, to investigate the

unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of my investigation, I discovered with dismay that your payment has been

unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank and Government regulatory organisation in the in Nigeria who are trying to divert your funds into their private

accounts.

This is to bring to your notice that I am the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and I have been instructed by the New

president of Nigeria General Buhari to pay 500 (Five Hundred) people who have been Victims of Internet scam in one of his plans to fight corruption. The United Nations

has decided to pay you $5,500,000 USD (five Million five hundred Thousand United State Dollars) each.

You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for the release of your

compensation fund.

Note: The United Nations Board of Director have sign your ATM CARD VALUED at $5.5 MILLION USD, This funds are in an ATM CARD for security purpose.

My contact details are as stated below :-

Name: Dr. Christopher Robert

Email: crobertunitednations@yahoo.com.ph

Phone Number: +234-7086081202

Please reconfirm the following informations for your perusal.

1.Full Name:

2.Address:

3.Phone Number:

4.Country:

5.Occupation:

6.Sex:

7.Age:

Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Christopher Robert
Executive Director United Nations Human Settlements Programme
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)

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