419 scam: UNITED NATION <office-----1w66@att.net> YOUR EMAIL ID HAVE WON UNITED NATIONS LOTTERY

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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 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 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.
- unitednation001952@she.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UNITED NATION <office-----1w66@att.net>
Reply-To: unitednation001952@she.com
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:02:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ID HAVE WON UNITED NATIONS LOTTERY

THE UNHCR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.

94, rue de Montbrillant,

1202 Geneva, Switzerland.

www.unhcr.ch

www.unhcr.org

UNITED NATIONS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH WORLD BANK CHARITABLE TRUST FUND.

Attn: Beneficiary.

I am pleased to officially inform you that you have been picked by the unhcr organization to receive the sum of US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars). The program was carried out by our computerized ballot system in which your email addresswas picked as the winner of the program.

In order to fight against poverty and promote employment in the world's integration process of globalization, the united nations in collaboration with the (WORLD BANK CHARITABLE TRUST FUND) launched a program of support and assistance, after a long dynamic study of the phenomenon of poverty in the developing countries including Africa, Caribbean and Pacific. This program is an enabler for obvious struggling against poverty and promotion of the effective integration of war devastated countries. In effect we are granting you this prize money as an opportunity to financially help the poor, war displaced victims and victims of natural disaster in your country or any country of your choice.

To claim your grant money, contact our accredited processing agent inThailand by providing the below information for Verification of your prize and release of your draft of $1,000,000.Dollars.

(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Phone, Fax and Mobile Number:
(3) Home Address:
(4) Profession:
(5) Marital status:
(6) Age:

Contact the processing officer for your money grant release release.

Mr. Phillip Smith.

Grant processing Office:
No,201, silom roard,
patpong Bangkok,
Thailand. Tel:+ 66811355717.
Email: unitednation001952@she.com

Congratulations for being one of the lucky people selected to receive this price in order to render humanitarian assistance to the person who needs help, and we hope that the granted money will be committed in projects that will benefit the poor and displaced people around you.

Thanks.

Mrs. Angelina Benson.
Coordinator, For Unhcr Geneva Switzerland.

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