419 scam: United Nations Compensation Fund <budirem1@neostrada.pl> Scammed Victims 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:
- "we advice you" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- citi_bankonline@sify.com (Sify; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: United Nations Compensation Fund <budirem1@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: citi_bankonline@sify.com
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:19:46 +0800
Subject: Scammed Victims Compensation

Greetings to you,
SCAMMED VICTIM/ $900.000.00.USD BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $900.000.00.USD.

On behalf of the Malaysian National Sweeptakes Compensation Award,we =
wish
to inform you of the results of the comprehensive web email search an=
d wish=20
to notify you as a beneficiary of $900.000.00.USD in compensation as =
a scam
victim. This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from th=
e
Malaysian National Sweeptakes Compensation Award in World Bank to pay=
150
victims of scam $900.000.00.USD each.

You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed vi=
ctims to
be paid this amount.This Award was promoted and sponsored by a conglo=
merate of=20
some multinational companies in asia,africa,europe and america as par=
t of their=20
social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they h=
ave operational=20
base. We advice you to keep your winning information confidential unt=
il your claim has
been processed and your money remitted to you as this is part of our =
security protocol=20
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme.

Do contact CITI BANK INTERNATIONAL BANK,CITI BANK for verification a=
nd
release of your $900.000.00.USD that we have deposited with the
CITI BANK MALAYSIA.The account log on will be presented to you by the
bank in order to access the funds before releasing into your nominate=
d
bank account.You will transfer the funds into your nominated account
on-line as the CITI BANK MALAYSIA will provide the necessary informat=
ion
to you. If you are willing to accept the funds, do contact the
Managing Director of the CITI BANK MALAYSIA, with the following deta=
ils:

You are to fill the appropriate form and submit to the bank.
[1] Full Names:________________
[2] Contact address______________________________
[3] Direct Telephone No: ___________________
|4| Occupation : ____________________________
Managing Director of the CITI BANK MALAYSIA
Name: Mr Abu Bakar Bin Saud
Email:citi_bankonline@sify.com
=20

Yours Faithfully,
Dr. David Adams
Coordinator.
Malaysian National Sweeptakes Compensation Award=A9 2011

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