419 scam: "United Nations Trust Funds" <info@uno.com> (no subject)

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +2347055637133

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations Trust Funds" <info@uno.com>
Reply-To: unitednationsorganization@w.cn
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:15:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:

UNITED NATIONS TRUST FUNDS.
Switzerland Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland

:::YEAR 2009 EMAIL PRIZE AWARDS:::

Dear Valuable Winner,

We at United Nations (UN) global office like to officially congratulate
you on our yearly raffle draw that was held by our organization, which
featured you as the second place winner. This promotion is been organized
each year to promote our global publicity and reputations as we plan to
exploit more corners of the world.

This promotion is just one of various ways we are presently using to
Achieve this global vision of ours. Your email address with Winning ID.
(UNO-154/4456/011) was luckily drawn to be this year's second place winner
cash prize of $550,000.00 United States Dollars. This money we believe will
enable you make some impact in the society. How do I claim my prize? All
claim will be verified and processed by our agent, you are therefore
require to file an application mail notice for claim to our claims agent
and representative in our African regional office with the requested
information below. Upon the confirmation and verification of your status,
your prize fund will made available for payment,

Mr. Anderson Jones
Email:unitednationsorganization@w.cn
Tel/fax +234-705-563-7133.

1,YourFull Name:...................
2,Address:.........................
3,Phone number:....................
4,Age:.............................
5,Gender:..........................
6,Occupation:...............................
7,Winning email and Winning ID:.............
8,Marital Status:...........................
9,Country:..................................

We know you must be excited and very happy about this news you have just
received from us and the truth is that we are doing this to put smiles
into homes and hearts of people worldwide. Special greetings from the
entire Staffs of United NationsTrust Funds Worldwide.

Signed.

Mr.Ban Ki-Moon
(UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL).

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NOTE you must be 18years orabove to claim your winning price.
Late response is not accepted.
Misconduct and non-adherence to instructions leads to prize termination.
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