419 scam: "MR JOHN SMITH" <smithmr.john11@yahoo.com.ph> United Nations Assisted Program

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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. )
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- customers.carr@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- nation dispatching officer tel: +234-1-4539404 email: customers.carr@yahoo.co.uk, email: chukwukanmafred@yahoo.co.uk make sure you (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR JOHN SMITH" <smithmr.john11@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: chukwukanmafred@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 02:44:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: United Nations Assisted Program

United Nations Assisted Program
Directorate of International Payment Center
United Nations Liaison Office - Africa

ATTN: Beneficiary.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?, You may not
understand why this mail came to you.

We have been having meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago
with the then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the
world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of
US$7, 500,000.00 (Seven Million, five hundren thousand United States
Dollars) This includes every foriegn 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 etc.

Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team of
Economic and Financial Crime Commission observers and this is why we are
contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact Mr. Victor Okere of ZENITH BANK NIGERIA PLC, as
he is our representative in Nigeria, contact him immediately for your ATM
/ International Bank Draft of USD$7, 500,000.00 (Seven Million, five
hundren thousand United States Dollars) This funds are in a ATM or Bank
Draft for security purpose ok? so he will send it to you and you can clear
it in any bank of your choice.

Therefore, you should re- confirm him your full Name and telephone
number/your correct mailing address where you want him to send the ATM or
Draft to you via courier service but you are to pay for the cost of
courier service.

Contact Mr. Victor Okere immediately for your Bank Draft or ATM card.

Person to Contact: Mr. Victor Okere (Mr)
United Nation Dispatching Officer
Tel: +234-1-4539404
Email: customers.carr@yahoo.co.uk,
Email: chukwukanmafred@yahoo.co.uk

Make Sure you provide him with the following information:

(1),Your full Name:
(2),Your Address where your card will be dispatch to you:
(3),Home/Cell Phone:
(4),Preferred Payment Method (Check or ATM):

Making the world a better place

Mr. John Smith
UN Envoy (African Region

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