419 scam: United Nations <cao@ffgpcb.com.cn> Greetings From US Embassy/Are Dead Or Alive?

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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 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.
- +22961338595 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- ambassadorjamesknight53@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- payment monitoring committee email:- ambassadorjamesknight53@yahoo.com email:- rev.gdaniel@blumail.org email:- (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: United Nations <cao@ffgpcb.com.cn>
Reply-To: <ambassadorjamesknight52@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 16:04:55 +0100
Subject: Greetings From US Embassy/Are Dead Or Alive?

ATTN:- Bonafide Beneficiary,

With due respect, I am Ambassador James Knight, I wish to inform you that your fund File was brought to my desk this morning, because the Admininstrator of the United Nations and American Government Programme here in Benin Republic said that they will divert your fund to the government treasuries account, just because that you refused to pay for the transfer fee of your fund which is $187.00 only.

Fortunately, your name was among the luck beneficiaries that shall receive their payment in this frist phase of this programme organized by the United Nations and American Government, inconjunction with the Paris Club to aliviate the sufferings of the masses and compensate victims of the fraud; but unfortunately, some people has come forth to lay claim on your behalf stating that you are late(Dead) and that they are your Next of Kin/Beneficiary whom your payment should be made to; and they are ready to pay the US$187.00. I want to know if this information is true or not before we proceed to pay them and this will be done as soon as we do not hear from you, hence your silence confirms the information on our desk.

But I told them to wait until,I hear from you today so that I will know the reason why you rejected and abandoned such amount of money $2.5 millions which will change your life just because of $187.00

I want your urgent response as soon as you receive this email and tell me the reason why you have abandoned your fund.

Therefore, if you are alive and wish to receive this part payment you are required to contact the undersigned including your full name, address, telephone numbers/fax, age, sex and occupation. Also required
is scanned copy of your means of identification.

Your urgent response shall be highly appreciated, but your silence shall give another person your opportunity in this first phase.

As soon as I hear from you, I shall tell you where to send the US$187.00 and to whom you shall send it to so that your fund shall be immediately transfered.

Yours faithfully,

Ambassador James Knight (Member)
Rev. Dr. Gbenga Daniel (Chairman)
Continental Bank Benin (UBAGROUP) (Member)
Presidential/UN Payment Monitoring Committee
email:- ambassadorjamesknight53@yahoo.com
email:- rev.gdaniel@blumail.org
email:- cbb_foreigntransfer@yahoo.fr
Telephone:- +229 6133 8595

Confidentiality Note:
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