419 scam: Office Office <jog-----1010008@att.net> RE:UN COMPENSATION FOR SCAM VICTIMS

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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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.
- +2348081179437 (Nigeria, 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.
- united.nationsconsultant@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Office Office <jog-----1010008@att.net>
Reply-To: consultant.unitednations@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:18:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: RE:UN COMPENSATION FOR SCAM VICTIMS

RE:UN COMPENSATION FOR SCAM VICTIMS

Attention

The Federal Government of Nigeria in conjuction with the UNITED NATIONS (UN) has decided to pay you the sum of two Hundred Thousand Us Dollars(USD$200,000,00) as compensation to all that you have lost in the hand of fraudulent individuals in there country, through our Oil Reserve Consolidated Account due to some anomalies and discrepancies in most of our federal ministries, local banks, NNPC and the nations apex bank.

However, full scale and detailed investigation revealed that you have paid colossal amount of money to fraudulent individuals in time past and for that cogent reason the Federal Government of Nigeria through the UN decided to solely compensate you with Two Hundred Thousand Us Dollars (USD$200,000,00) through our Oil Reserve Consolidated Account for safety reasons.

For this singular payment purpose, you should contact Mr Abdulahi Hassan who is the chairman of the debt reconciliation committee set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the UN African Region, to handle and pay you your fund and you should send to him your current receiving mailing address, where the ATM will be delivered to.

Below is his contact information.

NAME: Abdulahi Hassan

TEL: 234-8081179437

EMAIL ADDRESS: united.nationsconsultant@consultant.com

You have to contact him once you receive this message to instruct him where you want your ATM debit Card to be delivered to, so that he can arrange for the delivery of your ATM debit Card to you.

Sorry for what you might have gone through in the hands of our past dubious governmental officials and fraudulent individuals in time past.

Be warnes ,You should avoid and prevent any thing that can cause unnessary delay as this might be the last opportunity for you to receive all money you lost in the hand of fraudulent individuals in time past ,hence all your past efforts and contact to receive your

money failed you. Once again congratulation.

Respectfully yours,

Mrs Angela Warner

Public Relations Director

United Nation

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