419 scam: "Mrs. Michelle V Bachelet"<valicamp@valicamp.com.br> UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF THE NG,UN-SPECIAL

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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:
- "mtcn" (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. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Michelle V Bachelet" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.michele11@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2015 18:10:59 +0100
Subject: UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF THE NG,UN-SPECIAL

UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF THE NG,UN-SPECIAL

AGENT ASSIGNED TO NIGERIA-ABUJA.

From: Mrs. Michelle V Bachelet,

Good Day Mr. Leon, how are you, hope fine.

We just spoke over the phone some minutes ago concerning your fund which one crook named Nelson Smith have been disturbing me the bank Manager Dr. John Kelvin to release this said fund to him that you are no longer alive.

However i am glad that you wrote me back and have proven to me that you are alive and healthy...and i have informed the bank not to release your fund to this man as i have also forwarded all your bank detail information to them and Dr. John Kelvin told me that they will commence on the transfer of your fund to your personal account as stated by you once send the $85 US by next week as you told over the phone.

Furthermore, i want you to keep this transaction CONFIDENTIAL until we get everything done and you get your fund into your account, Below is the payment information to send the $85 US.

RECEIVERS NAME: Ibe Kenneth

RECEIVERS ADDRESS: NIGERIA

TEXT QUESTION: WHAT FOR

TEXT ANSWER: GOOD

AMOUNT $85 US only

MTCN Ref. NUMBERS........?

SENDERS NAME.......?

SENDERS ADDRESS......?

Waiting to hear urgently from you!!

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Michelle V Bachelet,

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