Scambusters, Preventing Internet Scams & Phishing Attempts

This blog is dedicated to help preventing internet fraud and internet scams. Scambusters was a radio show I started in Albany Oregon, but due to defaulted payment by the radio station we took the show offline. Regardless of this issue we still wish to help prevent internet fraud and save people from internet loss. I have been interviewed and featured in various publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times & Daily News, The London Times & AARP Newsletters. Please watch this blog for latest tips and tricks and scams to avoid.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Nigerian Scam: "INFORMATION FROM UNITED NATIONS OFFICE"

Damn, I believed them up until the misspelling of the word guidelines (guidlines).  I was already making plans for my cool 1mil.  Pay off the house, new cars, cruises, oh well, back to collecting cans... :(

Typical scam, nothing new here folks.

From: (Spoof) <josephscott@un.com> / Reply to jjosephscott200@aol.com

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: U.N. COMPENSATION COMMISSION <josephscott@un.com>
Date: 2011/4/15
Subject: "INFORMATION FROM UNITED NATIONS OFFICE"
To:


UNITED NATIONS / WORLD BANK COMPENSATION UNIT. Our Ref: U.N/WBO/042UK/2011.

FROM: Joseph Scott & Co. Solicitors,
323 Green Lane,
N4 2ES London, England.
Telephone +447024080484
Email : jsphscttjoseph@aol.com

Dear Beneficiary,

We are London based solicitors working as representative solicitors to the United Nations. In the course of a recently concluded 2010 investigations and subsequent arrests of suspected fraudsters and scammers in Africa rejoin/Europe, in collaboration of the present governments of Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire, Burkinafaso and South Africa, the UN security operatives have so far arrested and prosecuted over 300 government and banking officials and arrest is still going on.

So far, the UN security operative has also recovered about $5.1 Billion from both cash in accounts and properties and assets confiscated. It is from the address books of the arrested officials that your email address was recovered.

Right now, the United Nations (UN) and their Africa Union (AU) counterpart is paying a $1,000,000.00 compensation to those whose emails addresses and other personal data are recovered from these arrested officials, and also paying full contract or inheritance and wining amounts to those with provable information qualifying them as genuine contractors and beneficiaries of funds in the affected African countries.

Which Category do you fall? Have you been getting emails for payments from these countries? OR are you a legitimate contractor and fund beneficiary in any of the affected African country?

Please, indicate clearly as you get back to me for proper guidlines and details on how to receive this compensation OR your full payment.

Waiting.

Barrister Chris Williams Esq.,
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER TO :)
Joseph Scott & Co. Solicitors,
323 Green Lane,
N4 2ES London, England.

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