419 scam: "Dr.Fred O Willams"<info@un.com> United Nations Compensation Unit, In Affiliation with World Bank Our Ref: U.N/W

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Fred O Willams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankgilf01@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 17:33:54 +0100
Subject: United Nations Compensation Unit, In Affiliation with World Bank Our Ref: U.N/WBO/042UK/2017.

United Nations Compensation Unit, In Affiliation with

World Bank Our Ref: U.N/WBO/042UK/2017.

Congratulations Beneficiary,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not

understand why this mail came to you.

We have been having a meeting for the past 2 months which just ended

few days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. This email is

to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the

UNITED NATIONS in Affiliation with WORLD BANK have agreed to

compensate them also pay the their full amount

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received

their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction

or international businesses that failed due to Government problems

etc.

We found your name in the list of those who are to benefit from these

compensation exercise and that is why we are contacting you, this have

been agreed upon and have been signed.with OCEAN VIEW SECURTY AND

FINACE COMPANYto pay all listed Name

Therefore, you should send your full Name and your address also Your

working ID to avoid any mistakes Here is your payment code:ST/DPI/829.

Regards,

Dr.Fred O Willams

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