419 scam: "Mr. Wu Hongbo" <ericpetry201@gmail.com> UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

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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:
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
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.
- +2347068041932 (Nigeria, 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.
- info.afb.un@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Wu Hongbo" <ericpetry201@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.ftenquries011@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 12:37:15 -0700
Subject: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division

From: Mr. Wu Hongbo

This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from London,
after series of complains from

the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia, Europe, Oceania,
Antarctica, South Erica and the

United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government
of Nigeria and the British

Government for he rate of scam activities going on in these two nations.

I have met with Muhammed Buhari of the new president Nigeria who
claimed that he has been trying

his best to make sure you receive your fund in your account.

Right now, as directed by our secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, We
are working in collaborations

with the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and
have decided to waive away

all your clearance fees/Charges and authorize the Government of
Nigeria to effect the payment of

your compensation of an amount of $15.5M approved by both the British
government and the UN into

your account without any delay. The only fee you will pay to confirm
your fund in your account is

your Document from the new president of nigeria which will cost you
only but $350, 00 united state

dollars,

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that
some top Nigerian and

British Government Officials are interested in your fund and they are
working in collaboration

with One Mrs Arias Jeanette from USA to frustrate you and thereafter
divert your fund into their

personal account.

get back to us with your banking information,

Full Names:

Country:

Direct Number:

Bank Name:

Bank Address:

Bank Account Number:

Routing Number:

Swift Code:

I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you
to urgently respond to this

message so that I can advise you on how best to confirm your fund in
your account within the next

20 hours. For oral discussion, call me on this number +2347068041932

Sincerely yours,
Mr. Wu Hongbo
Contact ( +2347068041932 )

Also contact our secretary general Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, for more investigation.

Name: Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
E-mail: (info.afb.un@consultant.com).

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