419 scam: "Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius" <undebtreformoffice@gmail.com> Re: Urgent Notification

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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:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- undebtreconciliationdept@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius" <undebtreformoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: undebtreconciliationdept@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:29:35 +0300
Subject: Re: Urgent Notification

UNITED NATIONS INTERNAL OVERSIGHT OFFICE
Reply to: undebtreconciliationdept@yahoo.com
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ATTENTION: ESTEEMED BENEFICIARY

Sir/Ma,

This is to bring to your notice that we have concluded all investigations
regarding your outstanding fund that is yet to be released to you over the
years.

It is pertinent to note that the UN, has just mandated all foreign banks
and countries, to offset all debts owed to contractors from various
countries in the world. This meeting was held a few days ago at the UN
headquarters in New York with a plan to ensure that beneficiaries of
various categories are paid or compensated with $2.5M.

We have received a letter from a lady in south-east asia, who has stated
in her letter that she is your representative and that the stipulated
funds be paid into the account details therein the letter which is also
backed by a power of attorney and signed documents authenticating the
transfer of funds to the third party account.

In view of the above,we are therefore advising you to kindly contact this
office with the following details so as to enable us confirm and cross
reference your data and that of the representative and treat your file for
approval and onward release of your fund to the given account if the
information corresponds.

Please send us the following details below....

1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Telephone/CellPhone numbers:
4. Age:
5. Current Occupation:
6. Marital Status:
7. Scanned copy of International Passport or Work ID:
8. Full Banking details:
9. Full contract/Inheritance amount:

Lastly, we have decided to partner with some of the world's leading banks
in order to see that this debt settlement process goes as intended so as
to ensure that the process is rid off of all corrupt practices as we
discovered that to be a major setback to the process and procedures
regarding the payment of funds to the beneficiaries by the officials
assigned to carry out the payment process.

Please note that the fees required for this process is only needed to
validate,notarize and endorse your file, which will be paid to an
authorized UN official in either Africa,United Kingdom and the United
States depending on the origin of funds or country where contracts were
executed.

I await your speedy response.

Best Regards,

Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius
Head of Financial Unit
United Nations Internal Oversight On Debt Settlement.
Alternative Email: undebtreconciliationdept@yahoo.com

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