419 scam: "umar Ahmed usman"<contact@unigin.com> Final Notification of your award $2.5M UN compensation.

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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:
- ",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 of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "umar Ahmed usman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <will.new@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 18:13:16 -0700
Subject: Final Notification of your award $2.5M UN compensation.

Dear Beneficiary,
This is to inform you that you have been awarded a compensation by United Nations
compensation, under scam victims compensation and other reasons.
I am umar Ahmed usman a private legal practitioner and a payment consultant to United
Nations compensation centre here in England.
I have received a mandate to pay you, your compensation of $2,500,000 .00[Two million
five hundred thousand dollars] with the
below information.

In conformity with the Provisions of article 40, paragraph 5 of the Rules, Information
concerning the identities of individual claimant will not be made publicly.
See our press release below:
http://www.uncc.ch/status.htm
Now your new payment approved numbers are follows
United Nation Approval No; Un5685p,
White House Approved No: Wh44cv,
Reference No.-35460021,
Allocation No: 674632
Pin Code No: 55674
Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103,
World Bank Released Code No: 0763;
We are conducting a standard Process investigation on behalf federal credit Union
Bank, United State Of America, The private banking arm of the international banking
conglomerate. This investigation involves, a man Who Came To our Office Claiming To be
your true representative. Here is his information for you to confirm to this office if
this man is truly from you or not as the government will not be held responsible for wrong transfer.
For Paying Into The Wrong Account.
Name: Mr. Edward Marsh
Bank Name: Wells Fargo Bank
Bank Address: California, USA.
Account Number: 6503809428.
Please reconfirm to this office, As a matter of urgency if this man Is From you. As a
matter Of Fact, we have actually been authorized by the UN Secretary General, and the
Governing body Of The United Nations Monetary Unit to investigate the unnecessary
delay of your fund payment. However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to
the said Mr. Edward Marsh, If we do not hear from you within The next Seven working
days from today.
I wait for your reply,
yours faithfully,
umar Ahmed usman

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