419 scam: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <amin@Armansaz.com> UN COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS UNIT.

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
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.
- +2348086587519 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <amin@Armansaz.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:31:17 +0100
Subject: UN COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS UNIT.

UN COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS UNIT.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 03354.
AMOUNT ; $550,000.00 USD.

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 the Nations and also based on the agreement with the World Bank Assistance to help and make the world a better place for all with the sole aim of abolishing poverty i send you this mail.

We have been having series of meetings for the passed three months which ended 18 April 2014. This email is to all the people that have lost their properties in the earthquakes and tsunami and people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$ 550,000.00 (Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars). Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team of Economic and Financial Crime Commission observers and this is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact Mr. Nnamdi J. Okonkwo of FIDELITY BANK, as he is our representative, contact him immediately for your Check/International Bank Draft of USD$ 550,000.00 (Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) This funds are in a Bank Draft for security purpose so he will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank of your choice.

Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number with your correct mailing address, where you want him to send the Draft to you.

Contact Mr. Nnamdi J. Okonkwo immediately for your Check:

Email: fidelitybanplc091@mail.bg
Telephone: +2348086587519

Goodluck and kind regards,
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary (UNITED NATIONS).
UN making the world a better place
http://www.un.org/sg/

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