419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS"<refundablelostfund@solution4u.com> ATTENTION 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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.
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.
- bilgihangultekin@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:16:55 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED
NATIONS in Central Bank to pay 50 victims from your country who has
being Victims of Internet scam .The United Nations has decided to pay
you $8,500,000 USD (Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) each.

Your Email Address is among the 50 listed 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 $8,500,000 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. Bilgihan Gultekin.

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$8.5.MILLON 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 have to contact Bilgihan Gultekin, our
payment agent in Turkey/Istanbul, as he is our UNITED NATIONS
representative in Europe/Asia, contact him immediately for your cheque
US$8.5.MILLON 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.

Send a copy of your response to official email:

SECURITY & FINACIAL CONTACT AGENT: Mr Bilgihan Gultekin
EMAIL: bilgihangultekin@rocketmail.com

You are advised to send your communication particulars,

Full names Age
Telephone
Fax numbers
Mailing Address
Occupation
Marrital Status
Your Company Name And Address

Contact Mr Bilgihan Gultekin immediately for your Cashier Cheque.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as
soon as you cash your Bank Draft. 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,
Secretary United Nations
Europe/Asia
General Roy Smith.
(Financial Officer)United Nations...

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