419 scam: "UNITED NATION COMPENSATION UNIT"<compensationunit@unitednation.com> COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATION._

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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:
- "million 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)
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.
- +447045732292 (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.
- compesationunit@execs.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATION COMPENSATION UNIT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednationcomcom@execs.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 08:27:54 -0000
Subject: COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATION.

COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATION.
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
UNITED NATIONS LIASION OFFICE
CENTRAL ASIA, BANGKOK THAILAND.
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT.
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

Attention: My Good Friend.

I am writmng you to inform you on the below content regarding compensation which is brought to you by the united nation. You may not understand why this mail came to you. We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. This email is to all the people that have been have not receive their contract / inherited funds in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS has finally agreed to compensate them with the sum of $864 MILLION DOLLARS .

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems , political crisis etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this has been agreed upon and has been signed. You are advised to contact Mr. Kenneth - Brown (THE HM TREASARY DEPARTMENT BANGKOK THAILAND FOR FOREIGN REMMITANCE FUNDS) as he is our representative in Central Asia Bangkok-Thailand.

Contact HM immediately for your International ATM VISA CARD worth of USD$3, MILLION DOLLARS
These funds are in a ATM VISA CARD for security purpose. He will release to your ATM VISA CRAD to you and you can make withdrawal in any ATM/VISA CARD Machine Cash Center of your choice. Therefore, you should send him your:
Full Name:............
Telephone:...................
Mailing Address: .................(where you want him to send your ATM CARD to you.

Contact Mr. Kenneth - Brown (THE HM TREASARY DEPARTMENT BANGKOK THAILAND FOR FOREIGN REMMITANCE FUNDS) immediately for your ATM VISA CARD:
THE HM TREASARY DEPARTMENT BANGKOK THAILAND FOR FOREIGN REMMITANCE FUNDS
Person to Contact: Mr. Kenneth - Brown.
Email: compesationunit@execs.com
Phone: +44- 704- 573- 2292

For further Verification, please visit the link below for Reconfirmation to prove legitimacy.
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm

Hope to hear from you as soon as you cash your ATM CARD to nebale us add to the list of what we have achiev to make the world a better place for you and me.

United Nation making the world a better place.

Regards,
PAUL SMITH

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