419 scam: "Dr. Peter Well." <office-----fil9258@att.net> YOUR REPLY IS HIGHLY NEEDED

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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:
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "headquater" (this email uses bad English)
- "cotonou" (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.
- +22998429678 (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.
- united_nations03@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Peter Well." <office-----fil9258@att.net>
Reply-To: united_nations03@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:46:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR REPLY IS HIGHLY NEEDED

United Nations Secretary in West Africa.
Making the world a better place.ary,
Greetings from the United Nations (UN) Office.
Dated 7th Mar. 2011.
MOBILE: +22998429678
Email: (united_nations03@hotmail.com)

Due to the petitions received by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon from all over the continent in regards to the fraudulent activities going on in the West Africa sub-region with security's agent and diplomats who has been delaying people's funds, Package and valuables in their custody and demand out-rageous fees to get their Package released to them.

However,( Mr. Ban Ki-moon ) who is the UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General came to the African head quarters in COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC on the 15TH JAN 2010 and set up this committee with sole aim of settling all these anomalies and due to that we are contacting you today regards to your Package we discovered, The UNRC West Africa zone has its Annex office in COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC and I Dr Peter Well was duly appointed chairman to oversee the delivery/handing over of Package to its owners.

It has come to our knowledge just this morning when we took the Security Companies and diplomat in COTONOU (BENIN REPUBLIC),LAGOS (NIGERIA) AND ACCRA (GHANA) INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT and recovered Packages bearing your name and contacts of your full information with which we are reaching you. Nevertheless reconfirm your name, address and current phone number to us.

Note: that so far so good we have satisfied sixteen of our clients, six of them in the United States, Three in Australia, Two in France, One in India and One in Fiji and Three in Switzerland. We will only deliver to you on UNRC conditions as follows: (1) 5% to Charity home of your choice which the UNRC will be signatory to2) 5% to Tsunami Victims(3) 5% to United Nations which will be paid to UN HEADQUATER in NEW-YORK Note, this condition and terms will be paid after delivery of your Package.

Be informed that we will only accept your response by telephone or throught this email, Any further delay will be the pleasure of the UNRC to use your fund to help the people who have been displaced in Darfur, Sudan Africa which you can see it in this site www.savedarfur.org and the Tsunami's victims in Asia.

We are working according to the constitution binding this committee as well as helping the less privilege through this means. You will be required to reach us via email(united_nations03@hotmail.com )

We await your urgent response to this office so that we can move forward..

My best regards,

Dr. Peter Well.
United Nations Secretary in West Africa.
Making the world a better place.

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