419 scam: "Mrs. Monica Lewins"<info@fcibank.net> FOREIGN PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER FROM UN AND WORLD BANK.,,

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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Monica Lewins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tdlemo@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 22:47:46 -0800
Subject: FOREIGN PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER FROM UN AND WORLD BANK.,,

Attention: The Beneficiary,

This is to inform about a meeting conducted with UNITED NATIONS secretary-General In Affiliation with World Bank concerning all the people that lost money during international transaction from differences countries as a whole with individuals and organizations that needs financial support,

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems, or much unnecessary demand by their coordinators etc.

The UNITED NATIONS in Affiliation with WORLD BANK has find out this issue and agreed to compensate each person involved as a Globe Foundation Welfare Support with the sum of USD$18,5Million, and your name with email contact was found in the list of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we are contacting you,

This is to inform you that all modalittes has been put in place for the onward releasd and transfer of your funds through ING BANK BELGIUM,note that you will be required to travel to BRUSSELS BELGIUM to meet with the officials for the processing of the release and transfer of your funds ,kindly contact me immediately for more details.

Best Regards.

Mrs. Monica Lewins
Foreign Payment Settlement
Fisrt Caribbean Bank Cayman Island
CC;- Mr. Ban-ki Moon
United Nations Secretary-General
Our Ref: U.N/WBO/042BJ/2015
http://www.un.org/sg/

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