419 scam: United Nation UNITED NATION OFFICE SWITZERLAND

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: United Nation
Reply-To: <directorun2015@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 23:18:26 +0300
Subject: UNITED NATION OFFICE SWITZERLAND

UN Office Geneva
Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland.
Website:www.unog.ch

Dear Sir/Madam,

United Nations Compensation Scheme

I know this letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic value. My name is Ms. Corinne Momal-Vanian Director UN Office at Geneva Switzerland , am contacting you regarding the information we received from the Compensation Planning Committee World Bank Auditors , A bill of payment has been signed and approved to compensate some certain number of people who have been one way or the other a Victim of Scam in the on going world scam of different acts round the Globe.

We use this medium to inform you that your name/Email address was discovered from the recent research conducted on Western Union and Money Gram Payment platform , you were sending Money to unknown people over the years trying to receive your funds but to no avail , this is due to dealings with some fake officials . Now You have been selected among the Scam Victims that will be receiving Compensation of $1.5m United State dollars by the United Nations Authority. This was agreed upon at the 70th United Nations Assembly in New York as Nigeriaâ€™s President Muhammadu Buhari addressed world leaders and made the promise to Compensate every Scam Victims.

According to our Investigations, you are still in contact with some of this people whom still asked you to send money to them to buy some documents , You are advise to stop every communication with every one of them as they will do you no good rather than made away with your hard earn money, We encourage you to reply back to us with your full details to enable us process your Compensation Payment in your name.As soon as we receive your respond to our email, we shall give you the way forward to receive the Compensation Payment, Thanks for listening to us, U.N Authority Agent.

Officially Signed:

Ms. Corinne Momal-Vanian
Director ,UN Office at Geneva
Palais ,Switzerland.

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