419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT"<info@live.com> UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT 7

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "consignment " (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 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.
- smithjohnsonuntreasury@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <smithjohnsonuntreasury@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 17:46:01 +0530
Subject: UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT 7

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION
From: Mr. Smith Johnson
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION OFFICER (UN)

Attention: Beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /
inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not
received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the
obligations given to you in respect of your contract / inheritance payment.
Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the
bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive
your payment immediately. After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we
have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we
have arranged your payment through our OVERSEAS FINANCE FIDUCIARY PAYMENT
CENTRES in Europe, America and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given by
the United Nations Secretary General Mr. BAN KI MOON.

The OVERSEAS FINANCE FIDUCIARY PAYMENT CENTRE will deliver your payment to you
in any part of the world, via these Options

1) Cash Payment Delivery via Diplomatic Channel ( A diplomatic Cash Payment
Delivery Officer will convey your total payment sum to your country/address and
you take delivery of your cash payment consignment baggage.
2) Bank to Bank Transfer: Your total payment sum will be remitted by MT103 swift
electronic wire crediting into your bank account via a UN accredited top rated
bank from any of our OVERSEAS FINANCE FIDUCIARY PAYMENT CENTRES.
3) Face to Face Cash Payment of your total payment sum at any of our OVERSEAS
FINANCE FIDUCIARY PAYMENT CENTRE, you shall visit the centre in person and
personally inspect your cash fund and receive cash payment, also you will be
assisted to set up an offshore FCDA (Foreign Currency Domiciliary Account) in a
top bank there to lodge your cash payment and wire transfer to your bank account
in your country.

So, if you like to receive your fund by any of the above three(3) option, then
indicate your preferred option and please do let us know by forwarding the below
details to Mr. Smith Johnson on this email: (smithjohnsonuntreasury@hotmail.com)
Click on this link to see for yourself

(1) Your Full Name, Occupation, Age, Sex, Marital Status
(2) Company name/Position Held, Address, City/Country
(3) Phone And Fax Numbers, Scan and attach your personal I.D Card, Drivers
license/Int'l Passport.
(4) Your Total Payment Fund Sum As Discovered is: $1.5 Million USD

Instead of losing your contract payment fund, please indicate to the UN SPECIAL
INVESTIGATION CENTRE the total sum you are expecting and for your information
you have to stop any further communication with anybody or office on this
regards, do not hesitate to contact me for more details and direction, and also
please do update me with any new development.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Thank and Best Regards,
From: Smith Johnson
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION OFFICER(UN)

Note: Because of Fraudsters, Scammers/impostors, we hereby issue you with our
code of conduct, which are (4090) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting this
UN SPECIAL INVESTIGATION CENTRE

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