419 scam: nneka obi <a_4rose@yahoo.ca> UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT

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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:
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +22996091796 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mregbusibemalachy@gawab.com (Gawab; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: nneka obi <a_4rose@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: rosemary_kpadonou200@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:49:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT

              UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK.

Attn: Mr & Mrs.

                     How are you?

We have been having series of meeting for the past 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.We wish to inform you that effect from august 13th, 2010 UNITED NATIONS directive has been implemented by The government of west african countries head in Abuja nigeria to settle all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world MOSTLY IN WEST AFRICAN SUB REGION, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$(1,200.00

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction that failed due to Government problems etc.We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

This directive sets part-payment of US$1.2 Million to beneficiary WHO VICTIM OF INTERNET SCAM and direct transfers from commercial banks both within and outside Nigeria would no longer be approved to fund beneficiary at the CBN Clearing House.

Such transactions are now to be paid to beneficiary through the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) or International Bank Certisfied Draft . The UNCC in conjunction with the Obama Campaign on the 12th of October 2008 organized a confederation meeting which ended 2 weeks later, with the Secretary General to the UNITED NATIONS. This meeting was first held on the 8th of April 2003 by the then secretary to the UN.
You can view this page for your perusal :

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm

To receive you ATM Card, kindly make available your full name for processing of your ATM Card, address for delivery of your ATM Card/Draft and contact phone number for easy communication.The funds are also in a Bank Draft for security purpose, so they will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank of your choice in your country or in any country of the world.

You are advised to contact our paying center as they are our representative in Republic of Benin.Contact Mr Malachy N. Egbusibe, immediately to receive your compensation without any delay.

Mr Malachy .N. Egbusibe
Financial Director & Special Adviser Minister for Finance
No 1/6 bank road Segbeya Akpapa
Tele :+229 96 09 17 96
Email; mregbusibemalachy@gawab.com

We will request you to get back to this office as soon as you have received and confirmed your payment.

Making the world a better place.

Regards,

Dr Mrs Rose Nneka Obi
For United Nation.
G537 W Lehigh Ave,

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