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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447518708967
• 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.
  • unitednations.office@mail.md (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?UNITED_NATIONS_UNITED_KINGDOM.?=" <in.fo14@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 19:18:03 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?IRREVOCABLE_RELEASE_OF_YOUR_PAYMENT.?=



INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT

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

ATTN.

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.

We have actually been authorized by the World Bank and international
monetary fund(IMF),to investigate the unnecessary delay of your
payment,Recommendation and approval of your claims for paymentis 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 Fund into their privateaccounts, to forestall 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 World Bank,international monetary
fund(IMF)and HM Revenue that, we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by these corrupt Officials.We have obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment,from the WorldnBank,international monetary fund (IMF)and HM Revenue.We are happy to inform you that based on ourrecommendation/instructions; your Entire contractfund,inheritance,Next Of Kin and Lottery claim has been credited in your favor through our overseas paying bank.


You are therefore advice to contact: REV DR.LARRY WILLIAMS InternationalAuditing unit, United Nations Liaison Office London United Kingdom on EMAIL:(unitednations.office@mail.md) to collect your original payment slip with your pin and transfer access code or Tracking number of your Cheque delivery. As soon as you submit these code and your payment slip to your bank,they will credit your account without delay.You can also contact the under signed officer Rev Rogers Keffas on this directline:Tel/:+447 518 708967.

NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO RE COMFIRM YOUR INFOMATIONS TO AVOID TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT.AND REPLY TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS GIVEN TO YOU IN THIS EMAIL(
unitednations.office@mail.md).

CONGRATULATIONS.

CAPT. JAMES WILLIAMS
UNITED NATIONS, UK


---------------------- ALICE N°1 de la RELATION CLIENT 2008*--------------------
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