419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS PAYMENT OFFICE NEW YORK"<unoffice001@i12.com> IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- naomiwalter2001@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS PAYMENT OFFICE NEW YORK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jan_eliasson01@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 09:04:07 -0700
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A
NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT U NIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

ATTN :BENEFICIARY,

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

We have been authorized by the UN secretary general, and
the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit to
investigate the unnecessary delay of your inheritance
fund,recommended and approve the payment in your favour.

Recommended and approve your claims for payment if
certified as genuine. During the course of our investigation,
we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily
Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to divert your money into their private
accounts, to forestall this, security for your funds Was organized in the form of your personal Identification
number (PIN) and your transfer access code (T.A.C.)

this will enable only you have direct Control over this
fund,we have also agreed with the UN secretary general
that we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation
created by corrupt Officials of the UNITED NATIONS We obtained an irrevocable
payment guarantee on your Payment from the UN secretary general we are happy to inform
you that based on our recommendation/instructions; your Entire Inheritances
fund has been credited in your favour through our overseas paying bank.

You are therefore advice send to contact Mrs. Naomi Walter
International Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office London United Kingdom
on tel/ fax number: +0044-87-1715-9337 OR EMAIL :naomiwalter2001@sify.com

to collect yo ur original payment slip with your pin and transfer access code.
As soon as you submit these codes and your payment slip to your bank they will credit your account without delay.

NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH MRS WALTER WITH YOUR CORRECT
CONTACT AND BANKING DETAILS TO AVOID TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT.

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively..

CONGRATULATIONS.

MR JAN ELIASSON .
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK

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