419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)"<info@undp.org> You Are A lucky beneficiary

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
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.
- +447031875771 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- cbi.govt@india.com (India; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@und-pp.org>
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 01:46:32 +0530
Subject: You Are A lucky beneficiary

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
WHITEHALL COURT, LONDON SW1A 2EL
UNITED KINGDOM.
Tel: +447031875771
Contact Email: info@und-pp.org
Website: http://www.beta.undp.org/undp/en/home.html
http://www.beta.undp.org/undp/en/home/ourwork/povertyreduction/overview.html

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY
This is to inform you officially regarding the meeting held last weekend by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in respect to eradicate poverty and upgrading the society to a standard level. We discovered that most Asia nations are facing a lot of poverty, joblessness, and creativity in most of their locality. United Nations development Programme (UNDP) has agreed to release the sum of One Million usd ($1,000,000.00) to some selected individuals all over Asia to help us develop and upgrade their society/community by using this fund to assist the orphanage home, Old Age, less privileges, creation of local jobs opportunities, destitute etc.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invests $1 billion usd each year in fighting poverty and advancing towards the global world. For more details and information, kindly visit ourwebsite. United Nations Development programme (UNDP) has chosen you as our team mate in this great sacrifice through our electronic balloting machine without your notice or applying for it. After selecting you, we work in accordance to the country Security measurement of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to monitor and follow up this programme there in India. For more clarification, kindly contact CBI with the below details:

CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (CBI)
Mr PANDIT SINHA
Contact Email: cbi.govt@india.com

Kindly contact back with your contact address, contact Phone Number, scan copy of your id proof and a passport size photo to enable us start the legal formalities to move the fund down to your designated address () whereby 30% of the fund will be for your services while the balance 70% will be used for the main purpose as mentioned above.

Thanks for your Understanding and being a part of us in this campaign to eradicate poverty and pains from the lives of those who are in need from the Asia nations.

Yours faithfully
Mrs Rosemary Bank.
Zonal Coordinator (UNDP)

WARNING
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You are to keep the details of your all information and details confidential and avoid informing anyone of it until we have successfully moved the fund to your location. This is accordance with our security measure to avoid miss-claim and prevent impostor/fraud.

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