419 scam: "UNITED NATION PAYMEN T PROGRAMMED"<unpayment@un.org> With Due Honor Dear beneficiary

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "statestreetbanknewyork@ozu.es" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATION PAYMEN T PROGRAMMED"<unpayment@un.org>
Reply-To: <unitednation009@airsoftmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:49:59 -0800
Subject: With Due Honor Dear beneficiary

With Due Honor Dear beneficiary
From the United Nation Supporting Dept Programmed, we are in receipt to your contract beneficiary funds delay by the Africa bank and to inform you that we have been authorized by the international community World Bank and the Federal Ministry of Finance to investigate the delay of your outstanding beneficiary Inheritance funds payment with the Africa bank, we have been also empowered to recommend and approve your claims for payment if certified as genuine. Please visit our website: http://www.un.int/nigeria/

During the course of our investigation, we discovered that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by some corrupt officials of the bank who are trying to divert the beneficiaries' funds into their private accounts. Note, security for your funds payment has been organized and for the safety of your funds we have been specifically advised to release this payment to you by a telegraphic Bank to Bank transfer into your designated Bank account, We have also agreed with the present presidency that we will make this payment via the United Nations Affiliated accredited bank NEW YORK to avoid the hopeless situation made by the previous banks officials. We are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation your outstanding beneficiary funds of Ten Million United States Dollars and abov(US$10.M) has been credited in your favor in our accredited bank's escrow account. You are advised to contact STATE STREET BANK NEWYORK EMAIL: statestreetbanknewyork@ozu.es CONTACT PERSON RON!
ALD DAN CONTACT PHONE + 1718213439

(1) your full name:
(2) Phone, fax and mobile :
(3) Company’s name, position and address:
(4) Profession, Age/sex:
(5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this
payment effectively.
Yours urgent co-operation needed

MS SUSAN K
Mr. Ban ki- moon,
Secretary. United Nations Supporting Dept Programmed,
New York

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