419 scam: "GILBERT BROWN"<gilbert_brown1020@rediffmail.com> UN Compensation Award Winner.

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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:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "million 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)
- "gilbertbrown@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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!

Fraud email example:

From: "GILBERT BROWN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gilbertbrown@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:26:50 +0700
Subject: UN Compensation Award Winner.

UNITED NATIONS TRUST FUNDS
Switzerland Department of Humanitarian Affairs,
Palais des Nations,
CH-1211 Geneva 10,
Switzerland.
http://www.un.org/sg/

UN Compensation Award Winner.

Greetings from the United Nations (UN) global office. We happily announce to you the draw of 2011 Asian, Euro-Afro email prize award held on the 7th of February 2011 in United Kingdom for our yearly compensation prize.You have therefore been approved to claim a sum of $1.2MILLION dollars in ATM MASTER CARD payment system.
All participants in this program were selected randomly through a computer balloting system, drawn from individual email addresses from all search engines. Your email address was picked up by the automated computer balloting system, which has been programmed for this random selection. This has eventually qualified you for the Winning. This promotional program takes place annually, and was sponsored and promoted by eminent personalities in the world, with the support of Pacific Asia Companies/European corporate companies and organizations to encourage the use of Internet and computers worldwide.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Asian representative's booklet in South East Asia in Kingdom of Cambodia as indicated in your file number: take note of your payment code: (USB/3430) any e-mail you receive henceforth that does not have your payment code:(USB/3430)Should be disregarded immediately and forwarded to us for immediate investigation.
Immediately you receive this e-mail from us. Any e-mail that you receive regarding any amount of funds without the payment code should be disregarded to avoid any complication in receiving your funds. Remember you will be paid through ATM MASTER CARD Payment System immediately you contact CAMBODIA ASIA BANK with your information below.

1 Your Name.......
2 Country............
3 Home address.......
4Telephone Number.......
5 Age...............
6 Occupation......

Person to Contact
Name: Mr. GILBERT BROWN
ATM CARD Department Director
Email:(gilbertbrown@yahoo.cn)

Warning: Note that you are advised not to disclose your payment code number to anyone until your said funds has been fully released to you, please contact Our approved paying bank, CAMBODIA ASIA BANK with the following details for data reconfirmation and your payment collection.and don't forget your payment code(USB/3430) when contacting the Bank

CONGRATULATIONS,

Coordinator United Nations
(UN) global office
Mrs. KRISTY WEBB.

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