419 scam: "WORLD BANK(IMF) VICTIM AWARD"<admin@businesslive.com> Scam Victim 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- unitedbnkofafrica2015@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WORLD BANK(IMF) VICTIM AWARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitedbnkofafrica2015@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:36:57 +0430
Subject: Scam Victim Payment

>From the Desk Of: Mrs Diane Charles
Executive Director
SUBJECT: Scam Victim Payment.
AMOUNT: $3,000,000 (five Million, United State Dollars)

COMPENSATION PROGRAM BY THE UNITED NATION AND WORLD BANK(IMF) VICTIM AWARD.
This program was launched by the United Nation and supported World bank (IMF). It has come to the world wide notice that most people have been rendered homeless by online scammers such as dating, transfer and lottory award.
This victims are made to pay averagely all their money to get some so called fund. Now the United Nation and supported World bank (IMF), has launched two programs regarding this issue.

The programs are as follows:
(1)Eradication of scamming strategies by advance technology input.
(2)Compensation of scam victims

The United Nation and supported World bank (IMF). has budgeted a total amount of $16 Billion for the compensation of some people that fell victim to online scammers.
With the help of the sophisticated technology initiated into this program, we were able to extract emails of some people that may have fallen victim to scammers. This is to notify you of your enlistment as a beneficiary of this program, Your email address was found and you are one of those to be compensated.

Your total compensation fund is $3,000,000 (three Million, United State Dollars) this money is banked in UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
All you have to do is to contact our program head office with the following:

Contact Person: Mr Charles Paul
Director United Bank For Africa
Email: unitedbnkofafrica2015@gmail.com
Full name:
Residential address:
Occupation:
Telephone:
Account no.:
Bank name:

NOTE: For your fund transfer you are only to contact the head office on:
Email: unitedbnkofafrica2015@gmail.com

As soon as we receive these information from you, the compensation fund will be released to you in accordance with the banking policies.
The United Nation and World Bank (IMF) is truly sorry for what these scammers may have caused you and hopes these fund will be of great help to you.

UNITED WE STAND
Mrs Diane Charles
( HEAD DEPT: Anti scammers program).

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