419 scam: "Mr.Richard Williams" <financeoffice34@gmail.com> UNION BANK/UNITED NATIONS SCAMMED VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (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.
- +2347084512118 (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.
- mr.richardwilliamss66@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Richard Williams" <financeoffice34@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrrichardwilliams4@qatar.io
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 23:58:50 -0800
Subject: UNION BANK/UNITED NATIONS SCAMMED VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

*UNION BANK/UNITED NATIONS SCAMMED VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.*

*REF/PAYMENTS CODE:04454 $5MILLION USD.*

*This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations
to Union Bank Of Nigeria to pay 100 Nigerian scam victims $5Million USD
each, you are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed
victims, get back to me as soon as possible with a scanned copy of your
international passports or drivers license for identifications and for the
immediate payment of your $5Million compensation funds.*

*On this faithful recommendations,I want you to know that during the last
United Nations meetings held recentely at Abuja Nigeria, it was alarmed so
much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by
various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the
world today,in other to retain the good image of the country,the president
of the country is now paying 100 victims of this operators $5Million USD
each,Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria,the
payments are to be paid by Union Bank Of Nigeria as corresponding paying
bank under fundling assistance by the Central Bank of Nigeria(C.B.N.).*

*According to the number of applicants at hand, 84 beneficiaries has been
paid,half of the victims are from the United States,we still have more 16
left to be paid the compensations of $5Million each. Your particulars was
mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria/London
as one of their victims of the operations,you are hereby warned not to
communicate or duplicate this message to any body for any reason what so
ever,the US secret service is already on trace of the criminals.*

*For more vital information please call my direct number:+234-708-451-2118,
You can receive your compensations payments via any of the both options you
choose, Account To Account Fast Wire Transfer or Atm Card Payment Mode,I
shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you,send a
copy of your response to my private email: **mr.richardwilliamss66@gmail.com
* <mr.richardwilliamss66@gmail.com>* and call me immediately you receive
this urgent message.*

*Yours faithfully,*

*Mr.Richard Williams,
Phone:+234-708-451-2118
Email: **mr.richardwilliamss66@gmail.com* <mr.richardwilliamss66@gmail.com>
*Director Union Bank Compensation Payment Department.

N/B: Please call me for your response.*

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