419 scam: "MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE"<info@UN.com> MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

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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.
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.
- alexderrick.nations1@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexderrick.nations1@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 21:00:47 -0700
Subject: MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider, we (UN) urge you to treat it genuinely.
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not understand why this mail came to you.
In regards to the recent meeting between the United Nations and the United States Government to restore the dignity and Economy of Nations based on the Agreement with the World Bank Assistance Project to help and make the world a better place.
We have been having a meeting for the passed 3 months which ended 2 days ago with the Secretary General of the United Nations.

This email come to those who are yet to receive their compensation/inheritance/
winnings and who have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of $250,000.00 USD (Two Hundred and fifty Thousand United States Dollars). This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or Compensation payments that failed due to Government problems etc.
Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team observers and this is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed, so you are advised to contact ( Alex Derrick) of the United Nations Compensation Commission, as he is our representative in the USA. Contact him immediately for your Compensation payment of $250,000.00 USD (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) Funds will be release direct to you in accordance with legal clearance and procedures.
However, you should send him your Full Name/Telephone Number/your Residential Address/Gender and Occupation.
Contact ( Alex Derrick) immediately for your compensation payment:

Email: alexderrick.nations1@gmail.com OR alexderrick.nations@gmx.com

He is obliged to give you a call and treat your case with utmost urgency as soon as you contact him and fill out your correct details including all reachable phone numbers for him to get in touch with you via phone and email.

Good luck and kind regards,
Making the world a better place!

Mrs. Tamara Tomlinson
(UNITED NATIONS).
http://www.un.org/sg/

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