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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.
  • foreignpayment02@exclusivemail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" <united.nations06@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: foreignpayment02@exclusivemail.co.za
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 12:45:30 -0700
Subject: UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAM)


UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAM)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

ATTN: Beneficiary,

UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAM)

The UNITED NATIONS in conjunction with the FEDERAL BUREAU
OFINVESTIGATION 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 their payment with the rightful office due
to the fact that, they have been contacting the wrong office just to
claim their payment and at the end, they end up not getting their
payment.On going through contractors file yesterday, we discovered
that your file was dumped untreated, so at this juncture, we apologize
for thedelay of your payment and please stop communicating with any
Office now and pay attention to the appointed office below for you to
receiveyour payment accordingly.

The UNITED NATIONS OFFICE have actually been authorized by
theGovernment of the United states of America and the governing board
of central bank of Nigeria and also the government of England
toinvestigate 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
thatyour payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials
of the Bank who are Trying to divert your money into their private
accounts, to foretell 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 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:
foreignpayment02@exclusivemail.co.za
wwww.unitednations@unitednations-intl.com
Direct Phone contact: +44-704-570-3503

You are to contact him as immediately you receive this notice

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 ADVISED TO FURNISH Dr. DICK LUGAR WITH YOUR CORRECT:
*CONTACT ADDRESS $ PHONE NUMBER#

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this
payment effectively..

CONGRATULATIONS.
CAPT. JAMES C. WILLIAMS
UNITED NATIONS, New York

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