419 scam: "UNO.ORG"<unorg@send22u.info> ( United Nations Compensation 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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "sarahngene@zenith-bank-plc.ugu.pl" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- sarah.ngene@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNO.ORG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sarahngene@zenith-bank-plc.ugu.pl>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 16:57:41 -0000
Subject: ( United Nations Compensation Unit )

United Nations Compensation Unit, Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations.

Congratulations Beneficiary,

We have been having a meeting for quit sometime now and we just came to a logical conclusion 72 hours ago in affiliation with the World Bank president. Your email was listed among those that are yet to receive their compensation payment. The United Nations in Affiliation with World Bank have agreed to compensate them with the sum of USD1,500, 000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only.

For this reason, you are to receive your payment through a certified ATM MASTER CARD. Note, with this Master Card you can withdraw money from any part of the World without being disturbed or delay and please for no reason should you disclose your account information as your account information is not and can never be needed before you receive your card payment. All that is required of your now is to contact our 100% trust officials by the Name of Mrs. Sarah Ngene. Below is her contact information:

Name: Mrs. Sarah Ngene
Email: sarahngene@zenith-bank-plc.ugu.pl
Email: sarah.ngene@hotmail.com

Please ensure that you follow the directives and instructions of Mrs. Sarah Ngene so that within 72 hours you would have received your card payment and your secret pin code issued directly to you for security reasons. We apologize on behalf of the United Nation Organization for any delay you might have encountered in receiving your fund in the past. Congratulations, and I look forward to hear from you as soon as you confirm your payment making the world a better place.

Yours Faithfully,

Stephen O'Brien
Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations.

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