419 scam: "info@un.org" <office---unio@att.net> Instruction About Your Part 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- woodforestnation02010@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "info@un.org" <office---unio@att.net>
Reply-To: woodforestnation02010@rediffmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 04:33:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Instruction About Your Part Payment.

Dear Beneficiary,

We write in regards to your delayed Contract/Inheritance Funds in the sum of Eight Million Five
Hundred United States Dollars (US$8,500,000.00) which you are yet to receive as a result of
your inability to raise the required fee(s) to conclude your Transaction.

The United Nations has decided to proffer a solution that will make it easier for all the Beneficiaries
to receive their Funds. We understood that some Fees are required in order process and Transfer
your Funds into your Account. We are also aware that most Beneficiaries do not have these required fees.

We have therefore deliberated with the Bank in charge of this payment to allow Beneficiaries the
privilege of receiving their Funds in two (2) or three (3) installments. In this case, Beneficiaries
will no longer be required to pay the fee at once but part of it depending on the number of
installments such Beneficiary will like his/her Funds to be released to him/her.

Write the Bank and request that you want your fund to be transferred to your account by installments
payment, so that once the first payments enters into your account you can then use money from
there to facilitate the transfer of the remaining balance, once the first installments enters into your
account withdrawal from your account to Wood Forest Nation Bank Online transfer procedure.

The Wood Forest Bank which is now in charge of your Payment has agreed to give the Beneficiaries
the option of receiving their Funds at once, in two or three installments. Therefore, you should send
him your full Name and telephone number/your correct mailing address.

You can also view the site:http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm

This will help the beneficiaries to pay part of the fee and receive part of their Funds with which such
beneficiary can upset the remaining fee and receive his/her complete Funds. To break this down:

Three Hundred Dollars ($300) fee will facilitate the release of One Million United States Dollars
(US$1,000,000.00) only. Six Hundred Dollars ($600) fee will facilitate the release of Two Million
United States Dollars (US$2,000,000.00) only.One Thousand, Six Hundred Dollars($1,600) fee
which is the total fee will facilitate the release of your Full Contract/inheritance Funds in the sum of
Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$8,500,000.00).

However, Feel free to inform us how much you can raise should you cannot afford any of the
above Mentioned installment so as for us to talk to the Bank to know how much out of your
Funds they could release to you with the amount you can come up with.

This is the best the United Nations can do for you and you are advised to take advantage of this
opportunity.

Kindly, contact Harry Wood, at the Wood Forest Bank North Carolina USA. to indicate your
preferred option. He could be reached at:

E-mail: woodforestnation02010@rediffmail.com

NOTE: Do not be shy to indicate the amount you have in hands (no proper-amount is so small to
trigger installments-payment base on our discussion with the Bank) so that the first payment will
move to your account for you to confirm the existence of the fund before your proceed for the
balance.

MR. BAN KI-MOON
(UN) SECRETARY GENERAL
Congratulations! http://www.un.org/sg/

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