419 scam: "United Nation/Africa Nation"<unitednationcompensationfundept@rocketmail.com> COMPENSATION FROM UNITED NATION ,YOUR BENEFICIARY SIR

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "f.willsonu@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nation/Africa Nation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <us.fwilson@yahoo.nl>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:52:50 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION FROM UNITED NATION ,YOUR BENEFICIARY SIR

COMPENSATION FROM UNITED NATION ,YOUR BENEFICIARY SIR /MADAM

This is to inform you that the UNITED NATION (UN) /AFRICA UNION (AU) and Bank For International Settlement empowered to contact all the beneficiaries who has in one way or the order fail by paying some huge sum of money from Ecowas Contract Authority in other to get their Inheritance or Contract money/fund to no avail. This payment shall be paid from Africa, America , Europe or Asia depending on beneficiary's geographical location.

Now I want to inform you that your name has been written out for payment release Of $3.5m Us dollars through Pacific ATM CARD,DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY or through Bank transfer, because some people has come forth to lay claim on your behalf stating that you are late(Dead) and that they are the beneficiary whom your payment should be made to,We want to know if this information is true or not before we proceed to pay them and this will be done as soon as we do not hear from you that's means we will assume that truly you are Dead.

But if it happened we did not hear from you after three days, then we say: MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE" YOUR JOY AND SUCCESS REMAINS OUR GOAL. May the peace of the Lord be with you wherever you may be now?

If you are Alive do confirm the following information to us.

1) FULL NAME:................................................................
2) YOUR HOME ADDRESS:...............................................
3. YOUR CURRENT CELL PHONE:........FAX NUMBER:.......
4) YOUR AGE:......................................SEX:......................
5) MARITAL STATUSES:....................................................
6) OCCUPATION:.............RELIGION:..................................
7) COUNTRY:.....................................................................
8) A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ID IF ANY (Optional):................

Yours in Service,
Oloh Obiora
Reply us at f.willsonu@ymail.com
Secetary
Williams Focus

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