419 scam: "Mr. Patrick Gates."<test@nordhouse.ru> Your United Nations Organization Compensation Payment Has Been Approved.

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- +2348024273134 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Patrick Gates." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pgates63@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 10:08:08 +0100
Subject: Your United Nations Organization Compensation Payment Has Been Approved.

>From The Desk of

Mr. Patrick Gates

Atm / Wire Transfer Operations Manager and Hiring (CBN).

RE: IMMEDIATE COMPENSATION PAYMENT NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE.

We refer to your United Nations Organization Contract Compensation Payment Form "Grade A" approval received from the Office of the Presidency on the above subject; we wish to inform you that your contract payment file under reference has been approved for immediate payment to your nominated bank account or dispatched to you via Atm Card Mode or Online Account Wire Transfer, immediately after final endorsement of your Fund Release Order Document. We hereby approve your compensation fund for the remittance of this payment US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) into your nominated bank account. You are therefore advised to provide the following information such:

1) Your Full Name:

2) Phone, Fax and Mobile:

3) Residential Address:

4) Bank Details:

5) Profession, Age and Marital Status:

6) Copy of your Int'l Passport/Driving license

For more directives.

Lastly you are warned to disregard other contact with other offices or Banks unless as being Directed by this Bank, We are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past.

Thanks for adhering to these instructions.

Congratulations!

Best Regards.

Mr. Patrick Gates.

Atm Foreign Operations Manager and Hiring of Central Bank of Nigeria.

Tell; 234-80-2427-3134

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