419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT"<info@info.com> RE: YOUR PAYMENT

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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:
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.equityasschamber@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <madamirishewilt@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2017 00:13:19 -0700
Subject: RE: YOUR PAYMENT

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES,
INTERNAL AUDIT, MONITORING, CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION.

FROM: MRS. INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS.
UNITED NATIONS FUND MONITORING OFFICER.

DEAR FUND BENEFICIARY,

I AM MRS. INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS, THE UNITED NATIONS FUND MONITORING AGENT.

THIS IS A REMINDER TO OUR PREVIOUS MESSAGE INFORMING YOU THAT THE WORLD BANK/UNITED

NATIONS FUND MONITORING TEAMS ARE STILL IN WEST AFRICA DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAIN FROM THE

FBI AND OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES REGARDING THE DELAY/UNPAID FOREIGN PAYMENTS IN AFRICA,

OUR MONITORING TEAM IS IN NIGERIA TO SUPPERVISE ALL UNPAID FOREIGN PAYMENTS THAT

ORIGINATED FROM AFRICA WHICH YOU ARE AMONG.
WE HAVE MET WITH THE CENTRAL BANK FOREIGN PAYMENT OFFICER WHO CLAIMED IGNORANT OF

DELAYING FOREIGN PAYMENTS IN AFRICA WHICH YOUR NAME IS AMONG BUT HAS PROMISED TO MAKE

SURE THAT YOU AND OTHER FUND BENEFICIARIES RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS WITHIN THE NEXT 96HRS.

AFTER OUR PAYMENT RECONCILIATION, A PART PAYMENT OF $1.5M WAS APPROVED IN YOUR NAME AS

PART PAYMENT OF YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT AND THIS WORTH IS TO BE RELEASED TO YOU ATMOST

WITHIN THE NEXT 96HRS AS WE STATED ABOVE. THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE INCONJUNCTION WITH THE

WORLD BANK GROUPS / IMF (INTERNATIONAL MONITORY FUND) HAS ADOPTED THIS NEW

ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURE OWING TO VARIOUS COMPLAINS/PETITIONS RECEIVED FROM BENEFICIARIES

DUE TO THE DELAYS IN RECEIVING THEIR INHERITANCE FUND AS EXPECTED, IT WAS ALSO ADOPTED

TO REDUCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROTOCOLS AS WELL AS FRAUD PERPETRATION.

IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE URGENTLY REQUIRED TO QUIT FROM ANY

IMMEDIATE OR PAST COMMINICATION YOU MAY HAVE WITH ANY OFFICE APART FROM THIS OFFICE NOW

AND KEEP OUR INFORMATION WITH YOU VERY CONFIDENTIAL.

CONTACT DR. CHIM ( DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICER )
CONTACT EMAIL: ( info.equityasschamber@gmail.com )

I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE CONFIRMATION AS SOON AS YOU READ THIS MESSAGE.

SINCERELY YOURS,

MRS. INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS,
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT.

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