419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS,"<unitednation@live.com> FROM UNITED NATIONS FUNDS CLEARANCE AUTHORITY

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +447045731949 (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.
- unitednationofficelondon2007@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednation01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 17:04:41 -0800
Subject: FROM UNITED NATIONS FUNDS CLEARANCE AUTHORITY

FROM UNITED NATIONS FUNDS CLEARANCE AUTHORITY
INTERNATIONAL CLEARANCE & CERTIFICATION DEPT.
125 HOLMEAD RD, PADDINGTON, SW6 2JD
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
TELEPHONE NO: + 44 7045731949
FROM: MR. PETERSON OWEN
PLEASE REPLY ME AT THIS PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR MORE
DIRECTIVES:unitednationofficelondon2007@yahoo.com.hk

CHAIRMAN; United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA).
Telephone Number: + 44 7045731949

ATTENTION BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF: APPROVED FUNDS.

RE: REALISTIC SUCCESS ON THE RELEASE OF YOUR APPROVED FUND.

This United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA) hereby write to inform you that everything is officially SET towards ensuring the perfect remittance of your Approved Amount. Our utmost priority is to ensure maximum security of your Funds' Remittance and also to protect the movement of Fund perfecting its movement successfully into your own Nominated Bank Account.

It has official come to our notice that wrong people are contacting you before Regards to this your Funds, We have Petitioned all the fraudulent and faceless Hoodlums that have been posing themselves with bogus impersonations and trying to extort money from you.This United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA). are presently in the CRUSADE of redeeming many people from several countries (especially Americans and Asia) from the clutches of evil peoples, deceivers and Fraudsters that the devil is presently using to poison the joy of Honest men abroad. I wonder why people should be used by SATAN to defraud innocent gentlemen and confuse/ divert their contract payments at last.We have received so many petitioned in this United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA) Office, to that effect and the Disciplinary Department of African Union Office are presently tracing the Hide-outs of the culprits.

We hereby Assure you that the favor of God have located your Payment Approved File and you shall NO MORE fall into the evil net of Fraudulent people. If you are Christian, I want you to read this portion from the Holy Bible (Isaiah chapter 44 verse 25 and Book of Job chapter 5 verse12). I tell you emphatically that this is the END of those evil doers, we must Apprehend and prosecute them accordingly. God will surely disappoint their evil desires because we have come to deliver you from their devilish hands.And,this United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA) must also ensure that your Approved fund shall Reach your Bank Account within the Next
three working days. Your constant communication is Important.

I want you to send your Full Name and Mailing Address,Your Age and Your Occupation,Direct Mobile Telephone Number Including Your Home and Office to this United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA) Via email You can also send all Your Contact and Banking information to this Office via email.Make sure to also send your Proof of Identification which can either be your International Passport OR Drivers License as that will prove to this Office that we are dealing with the actual (PERSON) whose Name Appears clearly in our Payment Allocation File as the entitled bonafide beneficiary of The fund. Your Success is Assured. You are Advice to Stop Any Further Communication with any Office from Now.

Congratulations for your assured success as you comply earnestly with above officially stipulated directives.Upon the receipt of this mail kindly call me immediately for more concrete discussion on how you are going to receive your fund. + 44 7045731949

PLEASE REPLY ME AT THIS PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR MORE
DIRECTIVES:unitednationofficelondon2007@yahoo.com.hk
Yours Faithfully,

MR. PETERSON OWEN
CHAIRMAN; United Nations Funds Clearance Authority (UNFCA
My Cell Phone Number +44-704 5731-949

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