419 scam: Mrs Habibb Gadhafl <office_file_2014@mail.ru> FROM UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +22997537426 (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.
- mrshabibbqadhafl@citromail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Habibb Gadhafl <office_file_2014@mail.ru>
Reply-To: <mrshabibbqadhafl@citromail.hu>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:12:17 +0100
Subject: FROM UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION

WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT
United Nations Office,
Cotonou-Benin Republic,
YOUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX0L8 UNITED NATIONS.

Greetings,

I am authorized by the newly appointed United Nations Secretary
General, and the Governing body of the United Nations Debt
Reconciliation Unit Cotonou-Benin Republic, to investigate the
unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your
favor. During the course of my investigation, I discovered with dismay
that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of
the Bank and Government regulatory organization in the United States who
are trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.

This is to bring to your notice that I am the Executive Director of the
United Nations Human Settlements Programmer (UN-Habitat) and I have been
instructed by the Secretary-General of The United Nations Ban Ki-moon to
pay 500 (Five Hundred) people who have been Victims of Internet scam.
The United Nations has decided to pay you $800,000 USD (Eight hundred
Thousand United State Dollars) each.

You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed
victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for
the release of your compensation fund.

This email is to 500 (Five Hundred) selected recipients that funds has
been extorted from. The United Nations has agreed to compensate you and
every foreign contractors that haven't received their contract sum due
to Government problems or irregularities etc.

I found your email in our list of unpaid beneficiary that is why I am
contacting you, this has been agreed upon and signed by the United
Nations Board of Trustees from the WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMER. I
discovered that the document of your funds is intact and very much
available.

Note: The United Nations Board of Director have sign your ATM VISA CARD
VALUED at US$800,000 (Eight hundred Thousand United State Dollars), This
funds are in an ATM CARD for security purpose.

My contact details are as stated below :-

Name: Mrs.Habibbal Qadhafl
Email: mrshabibbqadhafl@citromail.hu
Phone Number: 00229-97-53-74-26

Please reconfirm the following information's for your perusal.

1.Full Name:
2.Address:
3.Phone Number:
4.Country:
5.Occupation:
6.Sex:
7.Age:

I expect your urgent attention to this email to enable me monitor this
payment effectively. Most importantly you shall be requested to pay the
shipping fee of your ATM VISA CARD with 100% no extra charge or hidden
fees involved.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Habibbal Qadhafl
Executive Director United Nations Human Settlements Programmer
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)
FROM UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION

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