419 scam: UNITED NATIONS <officeoffice753@yahoo.cn> YOUR COMPENSATION FROM UNITED NATIONS 2013

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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: UNITED NATIONS <officeoffice753@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: mr.bankimoon240@yahoo.in
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 23:28:16 +0800 (CST)
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION FROM UNITED NATIONS 2013

YOUR COMPENSATION FROM UNITED NATIONS 2013
Attn Beneficiary,
We
are writing to notify you that United Nations (UN) after series of
meetings for the past 3 days which just ended today. This email is to
all the people that have been victim in any part of the world, the
UNITED NATIONS IN Affiliation with WORLD BANK have agreed to compensate
you with the sum of $800,000,00usd, for self
support.
And
includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their
contract, inheritance & lotto sum, and people that have had an
unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to
Government problems etc. We found your name in the list of those who are
to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we
contacted you.
Stop
any further communication with your local representative or any
officials, department whom may call you or email concerning this payment
of your fund $800,000,00usd Contact Ambassador James Knight of United
States of America in Benin Republic as soon as possible. Call Ambassador
James Knight on phone 00 229 67 37 30 65 and write him on his email
address: jamesambassadorr@nokiamail.com
You
are advised to contact our representative in Benin, Ambassador James
Knight of United Nation in Benin Republic to send you, your ATM MASTER
CARD
$800,000,00usd, Which you will be withdrawing $5,000 usd every day from
any atm machine over there in your country, contact Ambassador James
Knight Today to avoid delay, Send him 1. You full Name, 2.Address,
3.Phone, 4.Age,5.Your ID 6.Occupation.
Below is the Contact Information,
Ambassador James KnightEmail: jamesambassadorr@nokiamail.comTelephone: 00 229 67 37 30 65
Contact
Ambassador James Knight , He must send your ATM MASTER CARD
$800,000,00,usd to your address as you will provided, .This is urgent
Call Ambassador James Knight on phone 00 229 67 37 30 65, Hoping to hear
from you
as soon as you received your card.
Regards,
Mr. Ban Ki-MoonUN General Secretary (United Nations)Email: mr.bankimoon240@yahoo.inhttp://www.un.org/sg/biography.shtml

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