419 scam: "United Nation/World Bank"<rjoyce@juno.it> Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX2014 'US$10,000,000.00

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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.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "international court of justice" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states 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)
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.
- lbenelson@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nation/World Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lbenelson@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:13:20 -0700
Subject: Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX2014 'US$10,000,000.00

UNITED NATIONS/WORLD BANK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
760 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017, USA
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX2014

Attention: Dear Beneficiary

We write to inform you that we have been authorized by the International Court of Justice in conjunction with the World Bank to investigate the unnecessary delay of your approved United Nation Economic Empowerment inheritance trust fund. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by some corrupt officials who are trying to divert the fund into their private accounts.

To forestall this, security for your funds has been organized and for the safety of your funds we have been specifically advised to release this payment to you either by a telegraphic transfer or through special delivery. We have also agreed with the Governing bodies that we will release this payment Ten Million United States Dollars (US$10M) through United Nations accredited bank Escrow account to avoid the hopeless situation created by the officials of the previous bank.

You are hereby advised to contact and confirm your identity to the payment Supervisor Mr. lbe Nelson, Email: lbenelson@hotmail.com to facilitate the payment release documentation.

Congratulations!

Mrs. Joyce Raymond
Public Information Officer

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