419 scam: "Rev.Sister Paula Jones" <crb19322@waterfrontwinery.ca> UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

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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.
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.
- rev.paulajones2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev.Sister Paula Jones" <crb19322@waterfrontwinery.ca>
Reply-To: rev.paulajones2@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 10:26:49 -0400
Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family. You can not
understand why this email came to you. We had a meeting for a month which
ended yesterday with the secretary of the United Nations.

This email is to you.Have you been scammed in any part of the world today?
The United Nations have agreed to compensate with the sum of U.S. $
800.000.00 (eight hundred thousand U.S. dollars only) So you have to
indicate the amount lost in the hands of fraudster.

This includes all payments to foreign contractors, inheritance and Lottery
who have not received their Lottery / Inheritance payment, and people that
have had an unfinished transaction or international Lottery payment that
failed due to problems government, etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this
has been agreed and signed, click on this link to see for yourself
http://www.un.org/News/Press / docs / 2003/ik344.doc.htm

You are advised to contact Rev. Sister Paula Jones, which is responsible
for the payment of compensation through our payment center in the United
States Of America(USA)who is our representative, contact her immediately
for your U.N. compensation.$ 800.000.00.

Therefore, you must send your full name and phone number of your correct
mailing address.

Contact Rev. Sister Paula Jones immediately for your compensation payment
as soon as you receive this message today. Email:
rev.paulajones2@gmail.com.
Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive the compensation funds.

United Nations to make the world a better place.
regards,
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
secretary-general

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