419 scam: "United Nation Trust Funds" <misha@mgir.net.ua> Your cash grant pin number is(UNO-154/4456/011)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
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.
- +2347035009240
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.
- un.trustfunds2009@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nation Trust Funds" <misha@mgir.net.ua>
Reply-To: un.trustfunds2009@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 19:29:15 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Your cash grant pin number is(UNO-154/4456/011)

United Nations Trust Fund
Switzerland Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland.

Congratulations Beneficiary,

Your email has been selected by the United Nations(UN) for a cash
grant award of Six Hundred And Fifty Thousand Five hundred United
States Dollars,($650,500.00usd)for this year 2009 Grant Award.Your
email address was selected during our random email balloting for
the cash grant and if you received this notification,it means that
you are a lucky beneficiary of our cash grant award.

The united nations authorities has decided to give this award to 15
beneficiaries from all over the world to help fascilitate and improve
the standard of living to the Commission,on the Limits of the strong
Continental Shelf for developing States, in particular the least
developed countries and small island developing States,and compliance
with article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
This grant is been aided by the United Nations development programme
and the united nations trust funds for human security.Your cash grant
pin number is(UNO-154/4456/011)

You are kindly obliged to contact our corresponding UN Payment office
(United Nations Trust Funds ) in Nigeria,Africa and they will give details
on how your funds would be remitted to you.Do contact our payment office
immediately with the informations below.Your grant numbers fall within
your Location file, you are requested to contact the event manager/Claims
Department, send your winning identification numbers and fill the
verification form below,to enable him verify your claims.

1.FULL NAMES OF DONATION BENEFICIARY:..................
2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:.................................
3.DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:.............................
4.WINNING EMAIL:.......................................
5.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:...................................
6.NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:.....................
7.SEX:.................................................
8.OCCUPATION:..........................................
9.MARITAL STATUS:......................................
10.COUNTRY:............................................
11NATIONALITY:.........................................

Do contact our payment office immediately with the informations below.

******************************************************************************
Payment Officer:Dr.Packer Estrada
Phone Number:+2347035009240
Email:un.trustfunds2009@gmail.com

******************************************************************************

Regards,
Mr Ban Ki-moon.
UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL

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