419 scam: "Mr. George Owen"<info@123.org> UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +447045706078 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. George Owen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <georgeowen330@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:20:12 +0100
Subject: UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

OFFICE OF THE FUND MANAGEMENT BUREAU (FMB)
1A Broughton Street,
Battersea London
SW8 3QJ London UK
Tel: 44-7045-706078

UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

I am Mr. George Owen of the newly inaugurated Fund Management Bureau (FMB) by the United Nation and International Monetary Fund (IMF). My agency has the mandate to recover unpaid debts associated with NNPC contracts,Lottery fund, inheritance fund, loans and grants etc and to ensure that the approved beneficiaries receive the fund as approved in their favors. In the course of our assignment, we discovered that the total sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($6.5M) approved in your favor with Ref Number: UK/9420X2/68 and Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369 by the UN/IMF is still unclaimed.

With our mandate and the resolution reached, my agency have completed arrangement to have this fund paid to you by ATM card and delivered to you at your specified address or by diplomatic cash delivery/cash payment at our nearest paying office in your region or by any means suitable to you. To ensure that the fund is paid to you as approved and attached to your email address, you are required to reconfirm your particulars to ensure accuracy in the fund release. Make sure that you include your cell phone# for the attention of the paying office.

Kindly get back to me as soon as possible for processing and payment of the total $16.5M to you as approved without further delay.

Regards,

Mr. George Owen
From: Fund Management Bureau

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