419 scam: ram polester <polster@013net.net> STOP CONTACTING THOSE PEOPLE FOR YOUR COMPENSATION

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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.
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.
- +447045717419 (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.
- martinpalmer003@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: ram polester <polster@013net.net>
Reply-To: uncompensation77@sify.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:01:56 -0800
Subject: STOP CONTACTING THOSE PEOPLE FOR YOUR COMPENSATION

UNITED NATIONS MISSION TO THE UNITED KINGDOM

Millbank Tower, 21st Floor. 21-24 Millbank.
London SW1P 4QH. United Kingdom

http://www.un.int/uk/

Attention: Beneficiary,

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: NG06654LAG USD$860,000 .

This is to bring to your notice that I the representative of UK to the United Nations has been appointed by United Nation/International Financial & Economic Crime Unit to the UK in association with Fleming Private Bank to pay 150 scammed victim's the sum of USD $860,000 (Eight Hundred and Sixty Thousand Dollars) each. You have been listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount after the apprehension of a wanted fraudsters in the UK Recently and his cohort whom confessed that they defrauded you of over $50,000 USD.

According to the accused persons, Most of there victims are from the United States while the rest are European's and Asia 's, we have so far been able to track down 36 victims and we are hopeful that we will be able to get enough information from this fraudsters on how to reach the other victims of there illicit business.

You are advised to contact MR MARTIN PALMER of Fleming Private Bank, email: MARTINPALMER003@GMAIL.COM or you can call him directly on: +44 70457 17419 as he has been authorized to effect the payment of your compensation.

Please be informed that you will not be required to pay any money upfront for the transfer/delivery of your compensation as this will be done once you receive your compensation.

Do reconfirm your full names, phone number and your current contact address.

Make sure you contact Mr. Martin Palmer today so that he can process the payment of your compensation.

Yours faithfully,

BAN KI MOON

Secretary General UN

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