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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348059254344 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • markdonp99@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ken morris <kenmmorris8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ken_morris99@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:18:25 +0100
Subject: (FROM THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION) GET BACK TO US FOR YOUR
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.





















United Nations
Nations Unies
Naciones Unidas

UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION
DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY SERVICES
WEST - AFRICAN ZONAL COMMAND
5, MOHAMMED BUHARI WAY, GARKI – ABUJA

Attn. Beneficiary, 10th - 11 - 2007

Following the outcome of the meeting held recently with the World Bank and the Federal Government of Nigeria on the issue of foreign contract payment consensus was reached and attention given to the report reaching us about the activities of some officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria who are in the habit of diverting contractors payment and frustrating them by imposing unnecessary charges on them making it difficult for them to receive their payments. The entire allegation leveled against CBN consequently compelled us to stop the Central Bank of Nigeria paying contractor’s payment.

This development has been reported to MR. PRESIDENT, ALHAJI UMARU YAR’ADUA who is not happy with such actions as they were meant to tarnish the image of the beloved country. He has therefore given instruction that all foreign contractors should henceforth stop going through the CBN officials to pursue their contract claim. Any contractor going through the CBN is doing that at his or her own peril or palaver.

The United Nations Organization body after an in-depth and pains taking study of your financial and psychological predicament in receiving your fund in the last few years, hereby this year 2007 resolved that immediate and unconditional payment release be effected to you via the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This decision is based on memorandum of understanding signed with the above mentioned corporation and us in our capacity as professional have mandated and empowered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to solely handle all foreign contractual payment and other external debt services exercise as a trusted corporation.

Based on this latest development, you are therefore advised as a matter of urgency to contact the CHIEF ACCOUNTANT (NNPC), REV. MARK DON. on his direct telephone number: 234-8059254344 EMAIL markdonp99@yahoo.com with your full name, contract number, amount and bank details where your own contract value will be wired into also quote payment release code:UNO/NNPC/FGN/2GG/VOL.2007 issued to you by the United Nations Organization to avoid let down on your request.

Finally, be advised once again to contact the CHIEF ACCOUNTANT (NNPC), REV. MARK DON (NNPC) on telephone number: 234-8059254344 who will instruct the correspondent Bank to effect release of your payment from our United Nations Organization reserve account.

We urge you to co-operate with them in order to ensure a quick and final settlement of your long time overdue contract proceeds.

Thanks.


DR. KEN MORRIS,
PAYMENT COORDINATOR (UNO ZONAL OFFICE.



HEADQUARTER: UN PLAZA, FIRST AVENUE, 46TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10017, U.S.A.
ZONAL OFFICE: P.O.BOX 181 29-35 POULTRY, LONDON.
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