419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION FUND UNIT"<jslee@infonetg.com> UN COMPENSATION FUND UNIT.

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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:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "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. )
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
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.
- adersonclark71@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION FUND UNIT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adersonclark71@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 14:06:20 +0200
Subject: UN COMPENSATION FUND UNIT.

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION FUND UNIT
SUSQUEHANNA BANK ATM CARD DEPARTMENT
2015 SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION UNIT
1750 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW SUITE
300 WASHINGTON, DC 20006 - USA
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Good day to you,

My name is Mr. Clark Anderson, I work with the United Nations Organization. I head the department of UN COMPENSATION FUND UNIT. I'm in charge of Investigating through unpaid projects, Inheritance funds, Lottery and other payments that were denied the real beneficiaries.

My record shows that you have been denied payment and this was supposed to be either your Inheritance fund, Lottery, IMF, Bank transfer, Fund compensation etc, I forwarded your report to our Scam Victim Investigation department to know why your transfer wasn't made to you. They confirmed that the person who contacted you to make claims played a fast one on you, there by deceiving you with all sort of fake stories, documents and fees while he didn't have any genuine funds transferred to you.

With full hopes, I have demanded that a compensation be made to you immediately without delays for all the funds you have lost via Western Union Money Transfer, Money Gram and other transfer means. The sum of $4.5 Million USD have been agreed to be issued to you as your scam victim compensation through an Automated teller machine (ATM). The fund is coming from The Susquehanna Bank, where all Compensation funds are lodged for payments.

As soon as you respond to this e-mail with full hopes and trust with the below information's required to begin preparation of your ATM card, I will also send you a Confirmation document which certifies you as one of our Scam Victim client for the year 2015-2016. Be informed that you are to handle that document with perfect care because, we will not send a second copy, when misplaced. You are also advised to print the document as it would be used as evidence to our delivery man on the day your ATM card would be delivered to your address.

The Delivery man would be accompanied by one of our staffs who is an expert. She will direct you on how to use the ATM card. Following our procedures, you are to take them to any bank near you where the ATM card would be confirmed by the bank manager. This is done to clear our scam victims on any doubt they may have to use their ATM card for swift withdrawal process.

With this our new Pro Susquehanna Bank ATM card, meant specially for our compensation clients, you can withdraw a maximum of $5,000.00 daily from any ATM machine near you. Funds from the ATM card can also be transferred to your account, only when the ATM card has been received and activated by you, with your 3 digit secrete pin.

Please fill below, the required details for our records.

1. YOUR FULL NAME:-
2. YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS FOR ATM CARD DELIVERY:-
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR DELIVERY NOTICE:-
4. DATE OF BIRTH:-
5. OCCUPATION:-
6. MARITAL STATUS:-
7. SEX:-
8. YOUR NEXT OF KIN:-

I will wait to hear from you. Your ATM card would be processed, soon as you provide us with the required information.

Yours In Service,

Mr. Clark Anderson,
adersonclark71@gmail.com
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION TEAM,
SUSQUEHANNA BANK ATM CARD CREDITING DEPT.

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