419 scam: "Mr Roy Smith"<test@test.com> DID YOU INSTRUCT HER TO CLAIM YOUR PAYMENT.!!!

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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:
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",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)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2348187868298
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.
- complaindesk.office@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Roy Smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <complaindesk.office@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 15:47:55 -0700
Subject: DID YOU INSTRUCT HER TO CLAIM YOUR PAYMENT.!!!

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED NATIONS in United Bank For africa 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. Ban Ki-moon.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed or extorted money from because of your contract payment execution in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS

have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$1.5.MILLION 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 are to contacts Mr David Alomo, our payment agent in West Africa, as he is our UNITED NATIONS representative in West Africa, contact him immediately for your

cheque US$1.5.MILLION This funds are in a Bank Draft for security purpose. He will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank of your choice.

But surprisingly,we got a message from one Mrs Janet Broom who told us that you were involved in an automobile accident and you are dead, and you have appointed her to

be your next of kin and she has make up every arrangement to receive the Funds after trying to send us the required fee of $115 Usd to have the Package shipped to her

residential address, but we needed to contacts you if truly you appointed her on your behalf.So right now,we are using this opportunity to confirm if you are still

alive to claim your funds or dead. If i don't hear from you in less than 72hours,then i would have no choice than to forward the funds in the package to Mrs Janet

Broom who claimed to us to be your Next of Kin

Send a copy of your response to official email:

SECURITY & FINANCIAL CONTACT AGENT: Mr David Alomo
EMAIL: complaindesk.office@yahoo.com
TEL: +234-818-786-8298

You are advised to send your communication particulars,

Full names Age
Telephone
Fax numbers
Mailing Address
Occupation
Marital Status
Your Company Name And Address
Contact Pastor Carl Braithwait immediately for your Cashier Cheque.

Note: If you intend to received your package containing your funds,do ensure to contacts me with the email above so i can send you the Western Union Payment

information slip so you can go ahead and make the required payment of $115 Usd needed for shipment before delivery commence.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you received your package. Making the world a better place for the sake of Humanity.
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. Ban Ki-moon
Secretary United Nations
West Africa
Mr Roy Smith.
(Financial Officer)United Nations...

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