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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.
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:
Fraud email example:
From: "zenith bank" <zenithbank@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: united_nationsorganzation@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 02:48:28 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION UNIT
Subject: COMPENSATION UNIT
Attn,Sir/Madam
ZENITH BANK COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATION.
Send acopy of your response to official email:
united_nationsorganzation@yahoo.com
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?,You may not
understand why this mail came to you.
We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago
with the then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.
This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the
world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the
sum of US$1, 350,000.00(One Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand United
States Dollars)This includes every foriegn contractors that may have not
received their
contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or
international businesses that failed due to
Government problems etc.
Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team of
Economic and Financial Crime Commission observers and this is why we
are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.
You are advised to contact Mr. Jim Ovia of ZENITH BANK NIGERIA PLC, as he is
our representative in Nigeria, contact him immediately for your
Cheque/ International Bank Draft of USD$1, 350,000.00 (One Million Three
Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) This funds are in a
Bank Draft for security purpose ok? so he will send it to you and you can
clear it in any bank of your choice.
Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your
correct mailing address where you want him to send the Draft to you.
Conatct Mr. Jim Ovia immediately for your Cheque:Person to Contact Mr. Jim
Ovia Email: united_nationsorganzation@yahoo.com
Goodluck and kind regards,
Mr. Kofi Annan.
Former Secretary (UNITED NATIONS).
Making the world a better place
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