419 scam: "UNITED NATIONS"<info.unoffice@europe.com> VITAL INFORMATION TO YOU

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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- lida.smith@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- file falls. contact our payment officer ms.lida smith (lida.smith@consultant.com) with your approval file number (Consultant; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- lidasmith@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lida.smith@consultant.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:43:14 -0500
Subject: VITAL INFORMATION TO YOU

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
COMPENSATION/HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS UNIT
OUR REF: UNO-WBO/AF/UN/AA02017.
261 Avenue, Belford Street Southwest
London SW1–SW10 United Kingdom
www.un.org

2017 APPROVED PAYMENT VALUE: $5,500,000.00
UNDER CATEGORY A APPROVAL No: UN-WBOD117/A887/WA2017.

Attn: Beneficiary

Congratulations! I am Mr. Stephen O'Brien, The United Nations Under Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, We wish to inform you that at the recently concluded meeting with World Bank Organization and U.S Government, an agreement was reached to settle scam victims of any kind, all outstanding payments accrued to individuals/corporations with respect to local and overseas contract payments, debt re-scheduling and outstanding compensation payments.

You are being legally contacted because Your E-mail Address was drawn automatically web directory through an E-mail ballot machine, the United Nations in Affiliation with World Bank Group has mandated that your fund should be release immediately.

The sum of US$5,500,000.00 has been approved in your favor. All modalities has been put in place for the onward release and transfer of your funds by our authorized south east Asia payment officer where your payment file falls. contact our payment officer Ms.Lida Smith (lida.smith@consultant.com) with Your Approval File Number UN-WBOD117/A887/WA2017.

Please re-confirm to her the following:

1.Your Full Name :
2.Country OF Origin:
3.Your Home / Office Address :
4.Your Mobile Telephone No:
5.Age/Occupation/Marital Status:

You have to contact her directly on this information with your Approval UN-WBOD117/A887/WA2017

Payment Officer: Ms.Lida Smith
Foreign Remittance Director,
Email: lida.smith@consultant.com
Email: lidasmith@yahoo.com
Email: lidasmith17@gmail.com
Telephone Number:+855967351922

Thanks for your patience, and do contact us in the near future when you have successfully received your payment.

Mr. Stephen O'Brien
United Nations Under Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs,
Emergency Relief Coordinator

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