419 scam: "Chow Tan"<wypickred@yahoo.com> RE: YOUR FINAL PAYMENT APPROVAL

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Chow Tan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chowtan@diplomats.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 03:08:54 -0800
Subject: RE: YOUR FINAL PAYMENT APPROVAL

UNITED NATIONS MALAYSIA
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX029

Attn :

The Government of United States of America, World Bank, and United Nations Organization has approved to pay your pending funds transfer of $7.5M USD to you on the 2011 fund approval batch.
The Malaysian Prime Minister in conjunction with the American government and World Bank do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with your Release Code: GNC/3650/5/11 in your favour. For your contract entitlement, Inheritance Fund and Award Winning Payment With UNITED NATIONS.Now, your new United Nations Payment Approval No; NG567P, White House Approved No: WH5CV, Reference No.-30295, Allocation No: 3426 Password No: 7644, Pin Code No: k875 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 875, Released Code No: 059; Immediate Wool-Which Telex confirmation No:-8575; Secret Code No: XXTN554. Please re-confirm. Having received these vital payment code numbers, you are qualified now to received and confirm your payment with the United Nations Malaysia immediately within the next 72hrs.

As a matter of fact, you are required to deal and Communicate only with UN INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT Kuala Lumpur Malaysia office, with the help of monitory team from the United Nations New York, Committee On Foreign Payments who will now insure that you finally receive your Fund.
Be informed that you should STOP every further communications and correspondence with any other group of persons or offices anymore. Re-confirm your Personal details below to avoid wrong data placement anymore.

Your Full Name: _______________________

Contact Address: ______________________

Company Name: _________________________

Occupation: _____________________

Tel/Fax: ____________________

Sex: ____________

Age: ____________

Follow carefully the above directives and let us know once you receive your funds.

Best Regards.

Mr. Chow Tan

CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM UNITED NATIONS AND USA GOVERNMENT

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