419 scam: "Mr. Kingston Lee.(UNMOVIC)" <maurital@sify.com> Cash deliver direct to your convenient pick-up location.

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Kingston Lee.(UNMOVIC)" <maurital@sify.com>
Reply-To: imadanyna1@msn.com
Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 00:23:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Cash deliver direct to your convenient pick-up location.

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Kingston Lee. , Compliance Officer, United Nations Monitoring,
Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) Dakar. This office is
responsible for investigating and resolving legitimate unpaid contract /
Inheritance/Lotto funds owed to companies and individuals which have been
delayed due to many abnormalities that had happened in the apex
institutions.

As you must understand, a huge amount of money $2.4 million has been found
in the international computer data system registered in your favour
irrespectively, but it is difficult to initiate the transfer procedure
because of too many fraudulent or worthless emails received and
considerable costs involved in your funds.

Thus, do reconfirm

Your First Name.......

Last Name.............

Street................

City..................

Province..............

Country..............

Phone.................via this email: imf-wss-imadanyna3@msn.comor
001@bhcs.ba to label your details as the lawful beneficiary to claim and
receive this said fund according to our normal payment schedule and once
the approval is procure we will deliver the money in cash in US Dollars
directly to your doorstep in 24 to 48 hours If no convenient pick-up
location, arrange can be made to any commercial or savings bank.

Finally be inform that your funds are fully free of any liens or
encumbrances and are clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are
available to pick up, this guarantee is witness by the international bank
of settlement world wild.

I strongly urge you to respond as soon as possible before the enforced
deadline.

Respectfully yours,

Mr. Kingston Lee.

United Nations Monitoring Verification and Inspection Commission.

(UNMOVIC) Security Council Senegal Dakar.

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