419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS"<info@un.org> United Nation Commission Committee on Financial and Allied Matters:

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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)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
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.
- +2347019742141 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paul_booth@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:32:12 +0100
Subject: United Nation Commission Committee on Financial and Allied Matters:

>From the Desk of Mr.Paul Booth
United Nation Commission Committee on Financial and Allied Matters
Liaison Office In Africa Union
Our Ref: IMF/WB/UN/US/BG-X08-EUABF/2014
Your Ref:Date:16-2-2014

Dear:Sir/Ma:

Final Funds Release Order

In consideration of the legislative/legal resolution reached by the World Governing Bodies: The IMF, United Nations Organization, World Bank Group, United States Government, British Government,Africa Union and the European Union Commission Committee on Financial and Allied Matters following series of complaints and petitions received from the office of the European Union Police Commission, The FBI and The INTERPOL respectively over the non-payment of foreign beneficiaries' payments as at when due. This adhoc committee on fact-finding and foreign payment was subsequently inaugurated to help release immediately all the outstanding payments that had received proper approvals and endorsements from the various agencies/offices but was delayed due to the non-chalant attitudes of those at the helm of affairs. From the records of outstanding beneficiaries due for payment with the various Government Agencies, your name was discovered as next on the list of beneficiaries whose files sh
owed
sufficient proves to receiv

I wish to inform you that your Contract, Inheritance and Winning Fund is being processed and will be released to you through our Approved Payment Channels as soon as you respond to this notification. To avoid all further bottlenecks, we have allocated to you new International Payment Voucher Number: IMF/FRBWDC/US-BG-93WB82UN567-G, Approval Number: 7402-2011, Certificate of Merit Number: 0781 and Release Code Number: 0295 and you must quote any of these Identification Numbers before us for proper identification. Note also that your file is currently in my office and from the records I have in the file, you have been cleared to receive the sum of $2.850,000.00 United States Dollars only.
1) BY SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER (KTT)
2) BY DIPLOMATIC CASH DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR STEP
3) BY CERTIFY INTERNATIONAL BANK DRAFT
4) BY ATM MASTER CARD.

So indicate the mode you consider most convenient to allow us take further steps to that effect.Also reconfirm the following information to me for final ratification exercise:

1} Your Full Name:
2} Your Contact Telephone and Fax Number:
3} Your Full Address:

As soon as this Information are received, your payment will be duly processed and released to you as you deem fit through our most reliable payment channels within the shortest possible time. Further information\guidance will be availed to you as soon as we receive your response to this final payment release order.

Your urgent answer is needed.

Yours in Service

Mr.Paul Booth
Chairperson, of the Committee
my direct telephone number:+234-701-974-2141

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