419 scam: "United Nation Office, Lagos-Nigeria"<unoliversouthgate@gmail.com> Your Very Urgent Attention For Your Payment

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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:

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:
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
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.
- +2348082108934 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nation Office, Lagos-Nigeria" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <laurier.labreche@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 23:15:15 +0100
Subject: Your Very Urgent Attention For Your Payment

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit ||Monitoring || Consulting and Investigations Division

From: Rev. Fr Laurier A. Labreche JP.

Your Very Urgent Attention,

Re: Immediate Release of your Accumulated Fund Interest Payment via International Certified ATM Card.

My name is REV. FR LAURIER A. LABRECHE JP, a Consultant with the United Nations, we management of United Nation through International Collaboration/Networking Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), wishes to inform you about your interest sum of US$1, 870,000.00 that was accrued from your capital sum which you are about to receive, we have been notify by the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) of World Bank about the release of this approved fund to you.

We want to use this medium to inform you that the above interest has been approved for payment to your through International Certified ATM Card based on your choice and be informed that we have concluded every legal arrangement pending your acknowledgement of this official notice while you provide to us with your full information and current contact address together with your direct telephone number if different from what we have.

Meanwhile, be informed that we shall be delivering this International Certified ATM Card to you through FedEx Express Delivery to your house address for instant cash access. The IMF secretary general has directed that we work in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission and have decided to waive away all clearance fees/Charges and authorize us to effect payments without prejudice to the approved beneficiary with immediate effect.

Your full name............
Address...................
Direct phone number.......
Mobile Number.............
Scan Copy of Identity.....
Occupation................

The only thing you need to receive your fund is the UN Notarization of UN Bill of Right, after which the “UN Bill of Right” Certificate will be issued to you that will supersede any injunction whatsoever and by then your fund must have been guaranteed.

In view of that, the above offices will not be held responsible for your inability to respond to this official letter within 2 banking days, because the World bank has given us a 48 working hours mandate to conclude with this transaction and for your own good interest you should keep this very confidential till you have access to this fund.
In case if you need any clarification, do not hesitate to ask, we are always there to meet your needs and as a matter of facts and urgency you urgently need to call us soonest receiving reading this mail for better explanations and understandings of yours. Attached is a scan copy of my identity for your own verification in order to ascertain who you are dealing with, so that you will be rest assured

Yours in service,

Rev. Laurier A. Labreche JP.
United Nations Under-Secretary- General for Internal Oversight.
Telephone Number: +234 8082108934
Email: laurier.lab@blumail.org

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