Nov 08
UNITED NATIONS email scam
From: “UNNY”
Reply-To:
Subject: 870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017.
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 05:37:52 -0700
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WB/NF/UN/XX028 UNITED NATIONS.
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
ATTN: Beneficiary,
IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.
We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed UN secretary general, and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay of your inheritance fund, recommended and approve in your favor.
During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to divert your money into their private accounts, to forestall this, security for your funds Was organized in the form of your personal Identification
number (PIN) ATM CARD this will enable only you have direct Control over this fund, we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of the bank.
We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment from the presidency. We are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions your Entire Inheritances fund has been credited in your favor through ATM card. You are therefore advice to send your contact details to DR. TED MOORE International Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office London: EMAIL: (atmpaymentunit@unitednationsukoffice.com) to collect your original payment slip with your ATM card.
They will issue you an ATM card that you can use to withdraw money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Ten Thousand dollars per a day. So if you like to receive your funds through this means kindly let us know by contacting the card payment center and also send the following information as stated below to them as directed above.
1. PHONES AND FAX NUMBER.
2. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD TO (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
3. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION.
4. YOUR FULL NAME.
NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH REV MOORE WITH YOUR CORRECT CONTACT ETAILS.AND ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID NOW IS EIGHT MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS MILLION THE REST WILL BE PAID TO YOU IN A LATER DATE.
We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively thereby making contact with Dr. Ted Moore as directed to avoid further delay.
CONGRATULATIONS.
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK.
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January 26th, 2009 at 12:54 am
Is there any way to stop getting these ridiculous emails. I receive at least four to five a day saying I have inherited all this money I just need to send them every bit of personal banking information etc. to them. I am just being harassed at this point, the minute I send it back I get three or four more and I am so sick of it I could puke.
March 31st, 2009 at 6:24 am
Hey Fran, NEVER reply to the buggers, it only confirms your email address to the scammers. They use web trawling and random email address generators to spam as many accounts as possible. And they also CREATE random email accounts for themselves (in addition to being able to assign whatever “From” address they like, which can be detected in the the code of the email sent). Best thing is to “JUNK” every one you get, and let your friends know too. But now they have your email confirmed, get it changed (a pain in the ass, but would reduce the incoming pain) and ignore all future attmepts at contact.
THe alternative is to go a bit high tech and use secure email wihch uses prior-authorisation in the form of a handshake – any addresses you have not performed this shake with will never even show up – a good idea to set up for you and your friends. Google can give you plenty more info