419 scam: "LI Yong"<liyong@unido.org> GRANT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "western union" (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. )
- "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. )
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2347085936730 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "LI Yong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nlc00@live.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 22:24:24 -0600
Subject: GRANT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Attention : Beneficiary ,

We at United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) welcome you onboard. Base on our legal frame work and investigations,we are happy and delighted to inform you that you have been selected as one of our volunteer to be awarded a Grant payment of 850,000 US Dollars in our ongoing inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) program issued to Entrepreneur like yourself due to your out-standing work and care to the society.

The target of UNIDO is to eradicate poverty through inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID). UNIDO is convinced that ISID will be a key driver for the successful integration of the economic, teaching,healthcare and social/environmental dimensions, required to fully realize sustainable development for the benefit of our future generations.

More so, we will like to bring to your notice that we do not have any commission/organization under the umbrella of Action community through service ( ACTS ) in your location, you are going to be one of our Trustees/organizer in that region.So we encourage you to use this Grant award payment for achieving this aim.

This is to inform you that we want to start sending your Grant payment of 850,000 US Dollars today and you can only be receiving two times daily from us through our payment office in Nigeria .

I have made today's payment for you. Below is the Mtcn, you can also track it on-line with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER Website:

https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=NG

Sender's name: Clarence Corass

Amount Sent: 5,000 US Dollars

Mtcn# : 0716797753

Text Question: grant

Text Answer: Award

Re-confirm your information's to enable us activate the MTCN in your name

Your name:

Your country :

Your address:

Your occupation and Direct phone number :

Your Age/sex :

Send all correspondence to your claims agent responsible for your payment delivery.

CONTACT NAME : Clarence Corass

CONTACT PHONE +234-7085936730

E-mail : nlc00@live.com

Yours Faithfully ,

LI Yong

Director General

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

E-mail : unido@secretary.net

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