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Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information.  Learn more

Messages asking for personal information is only part of the story. Unfortunately, Google does not offer any further specific information on this kind of scam e-mail.

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Just to be sure you are informed, the United Nations does not run any kind of payment system for inheritances or lotteries.

They just use the United Nations to make up a story to give this message plausibility. Of course, mentioning inheritances and lotteries makes it obvious it’s a scam.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: United Nations <seyo@telefonica.net>
Date: Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 7:31 AM
Subject: Payment Notification From United Nations
To:

Chairman Committee On Foreign
Contract And Inheritance fund Payment Notification
From United Nations And USA Government
Sir. Eric Ben.

Attn: Beneficiary,

U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization Official Has Approved To Pay You Part Payment Of Your Inheritance Fund And Lottery/Award Winning Payment Valued Of USD8.5m.

The British Prime Minister in conjunction with U.S.A GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with This Release Code: GNC/3480/02/08 In Your Favor For Your Contract Entitlement And Your Inheritance Fund Which You Have Not Received Yet, Now It Was Approved By The World Bank, That Your Contract/Inheritance Fund should be released through UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION. So You Are Advised To Present Any Of Your Choice Among This Two Option Of The Payment, On How You Want To Receive Your Fund, Either By WIRE TRANSFER OR IN CASH THROUGH OUR DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICES, AS YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT, So In Regards To The Transfer You Will Provide Any Of Your BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS For The Transfer Of Your Fund With Out Delay. Anyway, I Am Contacting You In Regards To The Instruction Given By United Nations, Please I Will Urge You To Try And Indicate On How You Want Your Fund To Be Released To You From The Two Options  Above.

Now your new Payment, United nations Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Citibank Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number, therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 72hrs.

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with MR. ROBERT BISCHOFF, HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE CITIBANK, UNITED KINGDOM, with the help of monitory team from the CITIBANK OF NEW YORK which is our official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United Nations, has look up to make sure you receive your Fund. So contact: MR ROBERT BISCHOFF on his contact information, Direct Citibank Fax Number: +44 870 286 0893, Cell/mobile +44 702 401 5993 or cell/mobile +44 702 401 5993 Fax Number: +44 870 286 0893 Telephone Number: +44-702 403 7544, Email: rob_1139@hotmail.com, For immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, you are required to send bellow information for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK NAME:
6) BANK ADDRESS:
7) ACCOUNT NUMBER:
ROUTING NUMBER OR SWIFT CODE NO:
9) OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
10) COPY OF YOUR INT’L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:

Note: Your Personal Contact/Communication Code With Citibank Is (011), You Are Advised To Send Your Full Banking Information To The Citibank London, International Remittance Director Headed By Mr. Robert Bischoff And Make Sure You Speak With Him, With Your New Payment Code For The Release Of Your Payment And Send To Him All Your Banking Information Now.

Contact Person: Mr. Robert Bischoff
Position: Head Of International Remittance Citibank Of London.
Fax Number: +44 870 286 0893, +44 870 286 0893
Cell/Mobile, +44-702 403 7544 or Cell/Mobile +44-702 403 7544
Email: robertbischoff02@i12.com,

Chairman Committee On Foreign Contract And Inheritance fund Payment Notification from United Nations And USA Government.
Sir. Eric Ben.

Here’s another example of using a name with a high trust value for a bogus lottery.

To tell the truth it’s ridiculous using the United Nations for a lottery scam e-mail. it just goes to show that some of these crooks are not that intelligent.

But, I am sure some people will fall for it.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: UNITED NATIONS! <a7×1509@aol.com>
Date: Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 5:02 AM
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!
To: undisclosed-recipients

United Nations Humanitarian Awards Center.
United Nations Plaza,
First Avenue at 46th Street
Manhattan - NY
10017
20/09/2008.

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Six Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds(GBP 600,000) for the month of September, 2008 Prize Promotion which is Organized by United Nations Organization (UN).Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Award must be claimed not later than 30 days from date of Draw Notification,any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited. The data Stated below are your identification numbers:

BATCH NUMBER: BT-4478474121P
REFERENCE NUMBER: IPL/4249859609/WP1
Security Number: Z-90237-Y67/U4 (keep it personal)

These numbers fell within our England Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in London,fill the form below and send to him,including your winning identification numbers;

Agent Name: Mr. Peter Anderson
E-Mail: agent.peter01@gmail.com
Tel: +447024058180

You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to facilitate the release of your fund to you.

First name…………………..
Last Name……………………
Country……………………..
Contact Address………………
Telephone Number……………..
Fax Number…………………..
Marital Status……………….
Occupation…………………..
Date of birth………………..
Sex…………………………

Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,
Dr. (Mrs.) Gladys Shawn

Just look at the e-mail address “United@nations.foundation”.

There is no UN foundation, by the way.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: United@nations.foundation
Date: Sep 5, 2008 5:18 AM
Subject: Your ( U.N.F.) Qualifcation Number -(UNF-039455-UNOG)!!!
To:

United Nations Foundation
1800 Massachusetts Avenue,
NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C.
20036

Attention:

The United Nations Foundation (UNF),would like to notify you that you
have been chosen by the Board of Trustees as one of the final
recipients of

Google filtered this one out with no problem.

Can anyone tell me what an inheritance has to do with a lottery? There are a lot of further points which marks this message as a scam, even for the uninformed.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: United Nations
Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 6:29 AM
Subject: Payment Notification From United Nations
To:

Chairman Committee On Foreign
Contract And Inheritance fund Payment Notification
From United Nations And USA Government
Sir. Eric Ben.

Attn: Beneficiary,

U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization Official Has Approved To Pay You Part Payment Of Your Inheritance Fund And Lottery/Award Winning Payment Valued Of USD8.5m.

The British Prime Minister in conjunction with U.S.A GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with This Release Code: GNC/3480/02/08 In Your Favor For Your Contract Entitlement And Your Inheritance Fund Which You Have Not Received Yet, Now It Was Approved By The World Bank, That Your Contract/Inheritance Fund should be released through UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION. So You Are Advised To Present Any Of Your Choice Among This Two Option Of The Payment, On How You Want To Receive Your Fund, Either By WIRE TRANSFER OR IN CASH THROUGH OUR DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICES, AS YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT, So In Regards To The Transfer You Will Provide Any Of Your BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS For The Transfer Of Your Fund With Out Delay. Anyway, I Am Contacting You In Regards To The Instruction Given By United Nations, Please I Will Urge You To Try And Indicate On How You Want Your Fund To Be Released To You From The Two Options Above.

Now your new Payment, United nations Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Citibank Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number, therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 72hrs.

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with MR. ROBERT BISCHOFF, HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE CITIBANK, UNITED KINGDOM, with the help of monitory team from the CITIBANK OF NEW YORK which is our official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United Nations, has look up to make sure you receive your Fund. So contact: MR ROBERT BISCHOFF on his contact information, Direct Citibank Fax Number: +44 870 286 0893, Cell/mobile +44 702 401 5993 or cell/mobile +44 702 401 5993 Fax Number: +44 870 286 0893

Telephone Number: +44 702 401 5993, Email: robertbischoff1@i12.com, For immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, you are required to send bellow information for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK NAME:
6) BANK ADDRESS:
7) ACCOUNT NUMBER: ROUTING NUMBER OR SWIFT CODE NO:
9) OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
10) COPY OF YOUR INT’L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:

Note: Your Personal Contact/Communication Code With Citibank Is (011), You Are Advised To Send Your Full Banking Information To The Citibank London, International Remittance Director Headed By Mr. Robert Bischoff And Make Sure You Speak With Him, With Your New Payment Code For The Release Of Your Payment And Send To Him All Your Banking Information Now.

Contact Person: Mr. Robert Bischoff
Position: Head Of International Remittance Citibank Of London.
Fax Number: +44 870 286 0893, +44 870 286 0893
Cell/Mobile, +44 702 401 5993 or Cell/Mobile +44-702 403 7544
Email: robertbischoff1@i12.com,

Chairman Committee On Foreign Contract And Inheritance fund Payment Notification from United Nations And USA Government.
Sir. Eric Ben.

419 scam, US Government, United Nations, World Bank, Eric Ben

Why would an employee of the Foundation De France use the private e-mail address of someone called “Hassan Riaz” to send this message?

I reckon Hassan either made a mistake or someone has hijacked his e-mail account.

Personally, I like to believe the he made a mistake.