419 scam: "United Nations" <info@multi.net.pk> IMPORTANT NOTICE

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations" <info@multi.net.pk>
Reply-To: Brianphillip.weber@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:01:52 -0800
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE

United Nations Headquarters
New York,NY 10017
United States.
This is to bring to your notice that the United Nations Compensation fund =
Organization,In Affiliation with the United Nations Human Rights Council ha=
s been authorized in their Sanction Programs to compensate 1,000 scam victi=
ms who has being a victim of internet scam.The United Nations has decided t=
o pay you $250,000.00 USD(Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Doll=
ars) each in order to restore the global economy to the enviable standard o=
f respectability.
Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested a=
s one of the victims of their operations.You are hereby warned not to commu=
nicate or duplicate this message to him or her for any reason whatsoever as=
the US SECRET SERVICE is already on trace of the other criminals,these inf=
ormation should remain confidential till they are all apprehended,other vic=
tims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for =
scrutiny and possible consideration.
You are to contact Brian Weber preferably by email on (brianphilip.weber@y=
ahoo.com.ph) for the release of your $250,000.00 USD compensation fund,he's=
a United Nation representative in the United
States.You are also advised to provide him with the under listed informatio=
n for verification:
1)Full Names :
2)Home Address :
3)Nationality : =

4)Age :
5)Sex :
6)Occupation :
7)Phone Number :
Best Regards,
Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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