419 scam: "Economic Controller Authorities" <worldcourierco@gmail.com> UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT YOUR PAYMENT US$1.5M.

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- +22998768208 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- servicessss@superposta.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Economic Controller Authorities" <worldcourierco@gmail.com>
Reply-To: servicessss@superposta.com
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 12:01:27 -0400
Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT YOUR PAYMENT US$1.5M.

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK

ATTENTION PLEASE:

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED NATIONS
in Central Bank to pay 50 victims from your country who has being Victims of
Internet scam .The United Nations has decided to pay you $1,500,000 USD (One
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for
this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to
this office as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your $1,500,000
USD compensation funds. We have been having a meeting for the past Seven
months which ended Three days ago with the former secretary to the UNITED
NATIONS in the person of Mr. Kofi Annan.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed or extorted money from
because of your contract payment execution any part of the world, the UNITED
NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$1.5.MILLON This
includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract
sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international
businesses that failed due to Government problems or irregularities Etc.We
found your email in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this has
been agreed upon and has been signed by the United Nations Board of Directors
and Trustees.

You have to contact Capt. Victor B Lee, our payment agent in West Africa, as
he is our UNITED NATIONS representative in West Africa, contact him
immediately for your payment US$1.5.MILLON.

Send a copy of your response to official:
SECURITY & FINACIAL CONTACT AGENT: CAPT. VICTOR B LEE
EMAIL: servicessss@superposta.com
TEL: +22998768208

You are advised to send your communication particulars,

Full names :
Age :
Telephone :
Mailing Address :
Occupation :
Marrital Status :
Your Company Name And Address:

Contact Capt. Victor B Lee immediately for your payment US$1.5M.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as
you receive this massage.

Give him your File Reference (RE-1077-V) and you are free to contact him via
telephone number which he will provide to you upon the receipt of your email.

Best Regards,

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Kofi Annan
Secretary United Nations
West Africa
General Roy Smith.
(Financial Officer)United Nations...
http://www.unorg/sg.

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