419 scam: "www.un.org"<mrsbini2@yahoo.com.ph> RE:ARE YOU DEAD OR STILL ALIVE ??

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "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. )
- "farida mzamber waziri" (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 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.
- mrsbini@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "www.un.org" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:35:16 +0100
Subject: RE:ARE YOU DEAD OR STILL ALIVE ??

Attn Beneficiary,
My name is Dr. Mrs. Vicki Bini; I am the public relation officer for United Nations Organization office. I am contacting you based on the consignment box containing a compensation fee of US$600,000 handed over to me by the United Nation Secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon following the out come of the general meeting held two days ago with the incumbent president of Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission ( EFCC) Chair person Chief (Mrs) Farida Mzamber Waziri, because of reports and counter reports of fraud and scam victims which your name was among the short listed to be compensated with the sum of US$600,000 dollars and it was packaged in a consignment [BOX]in which I was directed to deliver to you Without any delay, in receipt of this mail, you are required to forward to me the following information so that I will make my trip immediately to deliver your consignment to you.
1] Full name:
2] Address of home/office.
3] Land/cell phone number.
4] A copy of your identification :
Contact me via this e-mail: mrsbini@yahoo.com.ph for more information
Mrs. Vicki Bini
Public Relation Officer,
United Nations Commission

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