419 scam: "DR. ALI ABDUSSALAM TREKI"<unalitreki@hotmail.com> APPROVAL PAYMENT VALUED $10.5M mail.home.co.bw

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +447092840444 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +447024022709 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. ALI ABDUSSALAM TREKI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Princebattle@blumail.org>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 04:07:54 -0800
Subject: APPROVAL PAYMENT VALUED $10.5M mail.home.co.bw

Attn: Sir/madam

U.S.A GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL
APPROVAL PAYMENT VALUED $10.5M

The British Prime Minister in conjunction with U.S.A GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION does hereby give this irrevocable approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/00 in your favor for your contract entitlement/award winning payment with the UNITED NATION to your nominated bank account.

Now you're new Payment, UNITED NATION APPROVAL No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Citibank Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number, therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 48hrs.

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with MR. MICHAEL BATTLE, DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE CITIBANK OF UNITED KINGDOM, with the help and monitory team from the CITIBANK OF NEW YORK which is our official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United Nation, has look up to make sure you receive your money. SO contact: MR. MICHAEL BATTLE, on his contact information, Direct Citibank Telephone No: +44-702-402-2709 Direct Tel: +44-702-407-6818 Fax: +44 709- 284 -0444 Email: Princebattle@blumail.org for immediate release of your Contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, you are required to send bellow Information for your transfer.

Information requested for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY.
3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS
5) BANK DETAILS
6) BANK ADDRESS
7) ACCOUNT NUMBER
8) SORT CODE OR ROUTING NUMBER
9) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
10) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE

NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH CITIBANK IS (511)YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND YOU FULL BANKING INFORMATION TO THE CITIBANK OF LONDON INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DIRECTOR HEADED BY MR. MICHAEL BATTLE AND MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK WITH HIM, WITH YOUR NEW PAYMENT CODE FOR RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT AND SEND HIM ALL YOUR BANKING INFORMATION NOW. REGARD. SENATE CONTACT CODE (511)

OFFICER: MR. MICHAEL BATTLE.
POSITION: DIRECTOR, INTL, AND REMITTANCE CITIBANK LONDON.
No: +44-702-402-2709 Direct Tel: +44-702-407-6818 Fax: +44 709- 284 -0444
Email: Princebattle@blumail.org

CHAIRMAN COMMITTE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING PAYMENT
UNITED NATION AND USA GOVERNMENT

Sincerely yours.

H.E. DR. ALI ABDUSSALAM TREKI
UNITEDNATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT.
http://www.un.org/ga/president/64/presskit/president.shtml

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