419 scam: "United Nations"<bgilbert@mtaonline.net> FOR YOUR INFORMATION

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

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <holmes.john37@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 22:29:24 +0100
Subject: FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Atten: Beneficiary

My name is John Holmes,United Nations dept. of Int. Fin. Surveillance and Control. Mr.

Melvin Mitchell who claim to be your representative and sent to RBSGROUPSBANK wire transfer for USD$10.6Million.
The account details provided below.

NAME MR. MELVIN MITCHELL
Bank OF America TX2-817-01-01
9308 Forest Lane, Dallas TX 75243
ROUTING # 541740162
ACCT # 488030345645

Do reconfirm to us if this account Holder is from you and did you authorized him to receive your fund?. If he is not your
representative, You are requested to fill the short questionnaire below.

1.YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS,DIRECT PHONE, AGE, SEX AND OCCUPATION .

However, we shall transfer Mr. Melvin Mitchell if we do not hear from you within the next seven working days from
today.

REGARDS,
JOHN HOLMES,
DEP. OF INT. FIN.
SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL,
Email: infocenter.unitednationsdept@gmail.com

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