419 scam: "Ban-ki Moon"<INFO@UN.ORG> Your Payment Is ready

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- unaccountdiecto@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ban-ki Moon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <virginmobil416@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 13:15:15 +0100
Subject: Your Payment Is ready

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE BARCLAY'S BANK PLC.
United Nations: We the peoples...
A stronger UN for a better world.

Attn: Sir/ Madam,

We the entire members of Her Majesty Treasury, on behalf of the Government of Great Britain, under the auspices of the Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth of England II held a meeting this week with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS in person of Dr Ban-ki Moon, concerning payment, both foreign and local contractors and some inheritance funds which were not released to the rightful benefactors.

Her Royal Majesty, has just informed this office that All the listed contractors and Inheritance funds benefactors which their CONTRACT PAYMENT SUM AND INHERITANCE FUNDS were not paid to should be released to them with effect.

We discovered that your payment listed to us Compensation payment of $10.500,000,00 USD you are advised to respond with effect so that we will process your payment to be made in any form you wish to receive your funds.

Kindly respond to this office so that your payment will be process and transferred under 72hours of receiving this email, We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you,This have been agreed upon and have been signed

Therefore,we are happy to inform you that an arrangement has perfectly been concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible in our bid to be transparent.

However,it is our pleasure to inform you that your ATM Card Number; 4929 4012 3456 7008. has been approved and upgraded in your favor. Meanwhile,your Secret Pin Number will be available as soon as you confirm to us the receipt of your ATM CARD.

On going through files yesterday, we discovered that your file was dumped untreated, so at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with any office now and attention to the appointed office below for you to receive your payment accordingly.

So you are hereby advice to forward to this office Director Payment Department,Contact Chief. Antony Jenkins immediately for your ATM SWIFT CARD.

Person to Contact Chief Dr. Antony Jenkins.
Email: unaccountdiecto@katamail.com

FULL NAME, HOME ADDRESS, PROFESSION and MARITAL STATUS, AGE, HOME PHONE NUMBER and CELL PHONE NUMBER as well as time to call you on the phone.

Best Regards
Dr. Ban-ki Moon.
UNITED NATION'S HEAD.

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