419 scam: "REV.TONY NICOLAS"<revtonynic55@gmail.com> THE UNITED NATIONS {UN}YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS HIGHLY 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:
- "farida waziri" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- rev.tonynicol02@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "REV.TONY NICOLAS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.tonynicol02@accountant.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 01:27:08 -0000
Subject: THE UNITED NATIONS {UN}YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS HIGHLY NEEDED.

THE UNITED NATIONS {UN}
PEACE KEEPING ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT UNIT
WORLD APPROVED PAYMENT OFFICER

DATE: 16/02/2016

OUR REF....

ATTN: BENEFICIARY

MY NAME IS REV.TONY NICOLAS, MEMBER UNITED NATIONS PEACE
KEEPING ORGANIZATION, I AM THE CHAIRMAN INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT UNIT, AFRICA CHAPTER.

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY NOTIFY YOU THAT WE HAVE TAKEN FURTHER
STEPS TO PUT AN END TO CORRUPTION AND OTHER THREATS TO
HUMANITARIANS, WE HAVE MADE GREAT PROGRESS

RIGHT NOW AS WE HAVE TAKEN OUR FIGHT INTO AFRICA BANKS.

THE BELLOW OFFICERS HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND DISCHARGE OF THEIR
DUTIES FOR COLLECTING MONEY ROM BENEFICIARIES AND NEVER
DOING THEIR JOB OR WHAT THEY HAVE

PROMISED TO DO.

THE NAMES OF THE CORRUPT OFFICERS ARE STATED BELLOW.

1, BEN BRUCE
2, BENSON MAN
3, DAVID MORRIS
4, EDWARD MARK
5, NGOZI OKONJO
6, SANUSI LAMIDO
7, CHARLES SOLUDO
8, FARIDA WAZIRI
9, HARBART WIGWE
10,SUZAN PATRICK

IN OTHER WORDS, WE HAVE DISCOVERED YOUR PAYMENT FILE AS WE
MADE A FORCE ARREST TO THE ABOVE LISTED OFFICERS, AND HAVE
APPROVED A TOTAL SUM US$10.5 MILLION TO

BE PAID TO YOU WITHOUT DELAY, WE HAVE MANDATED THE
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE THE FUND TO YOU IN THE NEXT
SEVEN {7} OFFICIAL BANKING DAYS. BECAUSE THE

INFORMATION WE DISCOVERED HAS STATED CLEARLY THAT YOU ARE
THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND, AND SO THE FUND MUST
BE PAID TO YOU AS INSTRUCTED.

BY THE ORDER OF THE UNITED NATIONS, AN OFFSHORE ACCOUNT HAS
BEEN CREATED FOR YOU ALONG SIDE AN ATM MASTER CARD, WHICH
WILL GRANT YOU INSTANT ACCESS TO YOUR

FUND ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. AND A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
$10,000.00 HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED FOR YOU TO WITHDRAW DAILY
FROM THE CARD FROM ANY ATM MACHINE NEAREST TO

YOU ANY WHERE IN THE WORLD, ALSO YOU CAN MAKE ONLINE
TRANSFERS OF US$100 000.00 EVERY FIVE {5} INTO ANY OF YOUR
ACCOUNT USING YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT OR THE ATM

CARD.

WE HAVE ORDERED THE CARD TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU WITHOUT
DELAY.

YOU MUST ACT FAST NOW AND CALL ME +2349025371099 OR RESPOND
WITH YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND ADDRESS FOR
DIRECTIVES.

MAKE NO MISTAKES, CONTACT ME DIRECT FOR DIRECTIVES OF CARD
DELIVERY TO YOU.

SINCERELY
REV.TONY NICOLAS
UNITED NATIONS
INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT UNIT
email me: rev.tonynicol02@accountant.com
Call now: +2349025371099.

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