419 scam: "BENJAMIN NEALS"<mr.benjaminneals@yahoo.com> THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

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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:
- "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "BENJAMIN NEALS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unnafund@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:25:45 +0700
Subject: THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

Dear Respectable,

I work with the United Nations Security Council, and i want to let you know that i discovered unclaimed fund with the reference number #.MAV/UNO/WBO/LM-09-4009 amounting to ?15,000,000.00 GBP (fifteen Million British Pounds) that has been unclaimed for more down five years and nobody has come to claim these said fund,and we have passed informations through our networks and Human resource database and i found out that nobody seems to come forth for the claims,as a senior staff with the united nations,i decided to contact you so that you can come for the claim of this fund as the beneficiary,please do not be afraid because i will make sure everything works accordingly, all i need from you is your sincerity and honesty to work with me so that this fund can be transferred into your account or moved by a diplomat to your doorstep.
I am currently in Royal kingdom of Thailand Bangkok,if you wish to come down for us to have meeting on how the fund can be invested,i will appreciate it because i dont want the fund to be in my account to avoid suspicion,but as soon as the fund is secured in your possesion,i will resign immediately and come over to your country for the investment,
I will offer you 40% of the total sum as soon as the fund is secured.
please i subject you to speediest response so that we can proceed without any waste of time,
Please re-confirm to me the following:
(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Phone, Fax and Mobile Number:
(3) Company Name, Home Address
(4) Profession, Age and Marital status.
(5)a copy of any identity card or passport copy
As soon as this information is received, we will prepare all the paperworks to enable you secure this fund. All you need to do is let me know the time you want the money to be shipped by courier service to your door step. God be with us as we wait for your reply fill free to call me for details on Telephone
Yours faithfully,
MR.BENJAMIN NEALS

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