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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)
• 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.
  • +447045703503 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • www.un.offi.ce.uklondon003@webmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES C. WILLIAMS" <un.office10@klikni.cz>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 11:59:10 -0700
Subject: UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)


UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY
1001 WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT U NIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

ATTN: Beneficiary,

UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)

The UNITED NATIONS in conjunction with the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
and also the METRO POLICE OF LONDON, held a meeting last month concerning
some of the foreign contractors and also lottery winners whose payment is
due both in the foreign and local level that has not been able to claim
there payment with the rightful office due to the fact that they have been
contacting the wrong office just to claim there payment and at the end, they
end up not getting there payment.

On going through contractors file yesterday, we discovered that your file
was dumped untreated, so at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of
your payment and please stop communicating with any Office now and attention
to the appointed office below for you to receive your payment accordingly.

The UNITED NATIONS OFFICE have actually been authorized by the presidency
Republic of Nigeria and the governing board of central bank of Nigeria and
the government of England to investigate the unnecessary delay of your
payment, Recommended and approve your claims for payment if certified as
Genuine.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your
payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who
are Trying to divert your money into their private accounts, to forest all
this, security for your funds Was organized in the form of your personal
Identification number (PIN) and your transfer access Code(T.A.C), this will
enable only you have direct Control over this fund, we have also agreed with
the Presidency and the government of ENGLAND that we will handle this
payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials
of the central bank of Nigeria and all bodies involve.

The UNITED NATIONS OFFICE obtained payment guarantee on your Payment from
the presidency and the Government of England we are happy to inform you that
based on our recommendation/instructions; your Entire Inheritances fund has
been credited in your favor through our overseas paying bank. You are
therefore advice send to contact Dr. DICK LUGAR International Audit unit,
United Nations Liaison Office London.
Contact Person:

Name: Dr. DICK LUGAR
(Director of International Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office London)

Email Address: (www.un.offi.ce.uklondon003@live.com)
Direct Phone contact:+447045703503

You are to contact him as immediately you receive this notice to collect
your original payment slip with your pin and transfer access code. As soon
as you submit these codes and your payment slip to your bank they will
credit your account without delay.

NOTE: We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming calls
and emails, if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those
fraudsters that have been frustrating you for years, The authority shall
stop and cancel your payment immediately.
YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH Dr. DICK LUGAR WITH YOUR CORRECT:
*CONTACT ADDRESS $ PHONE NUMBER#
*BANKING DETAILS OR OPTION ON HOW YOU WANT YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT#
THIS HAS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO AVOID TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO A WRONG
ACCOUNT.
We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this
payment effectively..
CONGRATULATIONS.

CAPT. JAMES C. WILLIAMS
UNITED NATIONS, New York
<http://www.un.offi.ce.uklondon003@webmail.co.za/>

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