419 scam: "United Nations Commission Office"<un@unog.co.uk> United Nations 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:
- ",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)
- "await your urgent response" (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: "United Nations Commission Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <un.org.uk@secretarias.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:16:43 +0100
Subject: United Nations Compensation

Message from United Kingdom United National,

This is to notify you that we have your fund of USD$1,500,000.00 with us here in the UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION OFFICE and your email was among the beneficiary of the said fund. Due to your late response to our email and this transaction, there is someone here who said he is from you and he says he is the owner of the fund. He said he ready to pay for the procurement of the legal documents which is (GBP250 )for the release of the found to him, he said is going to pay the 250 pounds . He has been held right away for verification purpose, for us to know if he is the real owner of this fund. Since the fund belongs to you we have to write you to let you know. About this serious issue that is going now.

This meeting was first held on the 8th of April 2003. You can view this page for your perusal:

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm

Assess Code: 8911-89-QDR

You have to reply within the next 48hrs for security purpose so that your fund would not be transferred to another person. So you are to know what to do about this so that your fund would not be transferred or be claimed by another person.

I await your urgent response to this office immediately.

Miss Rose Andy

UN Agent Officer (UNITED KINGDOM UNITED NATIONS).

Fax +44-172-172-4021

http://www.un.org/

E-mail:un.org.uk@secretarias.com

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