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The email message below which claims the recipients are winners in the United Nations International Lottery is a scam or a fake. As a matter of fact, there is no United Nations International lottery. Therefore, recipients of similar messages claiming they are winners in some so-called United Nations International lottery should never respond to the fraudulent email messages with their personal information or financial information, and should never send money to the lottery scammers.
And, do not be fooled by fake "United Nations International Lottery" winning certificates and remember, once you are asked to send personal information or money in order to claim a lottery prize, it is a scam.
Attention: WinnerCONGRATULATIONS! This is to inform you that you have been verified a winner of the UNITED NATIONS LOTTERY International program. I am happy to inform you that i have forwarded your Original Certificate and your Certified bank cheque to the courier company. Find below the details of the courier company. You have to send them your full name and your phone number and nationality with address.ARIES Express Courier ServicesGlobal Headquarters40 Rouen Road,Norwich, NR1 1RB,United Kingdom.Website: http://aries.express.courservices.net/Mr. James Durward (dispatch officer)ManagementAries Courier Services.Email: aries-expresscourier@un-dept.comEmail: dispatcher-durward@hotmail.comTEL:(+44) 753 718 2933You are advised to send the courier company a mail to their email address for their courier cost of delivering your winning prize to the payment center. When contacting them,you are to include this order number as your subject.Please you are advised to write down the order number and save it.ATTACHED IS YOUR WINNING CERTIFICATE.UN ORDER NUMBER: UK661722/2017Note: you are to Quote your complete names,Ref/Batch Numbers and your direct phone number so that they can honor your letter also do keep me updated with your communications with the courier company and also forward your winning certificate to the courier company.Once again i say congratulations and always inform me with your dealings with the courier company.Thanks.Warm Regards,Mrs Felicia PhilipOperation ManagerUNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERYCOPYRIGHT © 2017 ALL RIGHT
Attention: Winner
CONGRATULATIONS! This is to inform you that you have been verified a winner of the UNITED NATIONS LOTTERY International program. I am happy to inform you that i have forwarded your Original Certificate and your Certified bank cheque to the courier company. Find below the details of the courier company. You have to send them your full name and your phone number and nationality with address.
ARIES Express Courier Services
Global Headquarters
40 Rouen Road,
Norwich, NR1 1RB,
United Kingdom.
Website: http://aries.express.courservices.net/
Mr. James Durward (dispatch officer)
Management
Aries Courier Services.
Email: aries-expresscourier@un-dept.com
Email: dispatcher-durward@hotmail.com
TEL:(+44) 753 718 2933
You are advised to send the courier company a mail to their email address for their courier cost of delivering your winning prize to the payment center. When contacting them,you are to include this order number as your subject.Please you are advised to write down the order number and save it.
ATTACHED IS YOUR WINNING CERTIFICATE.
UN ORDER NUMBER: UK661722/2017
Note: you are to Quote your complete names,Ref/Batch Numbers and your direct phone number so that they can honor your letter also do keep me updated with your communications with the courier company and also forward your winning certificate to the courier company.
Once again i say congratulations and always inform me with your dealings with the courier company.
Thanks.
Warm Regards,
Mrs Felicia Philip
Operation Manager
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
COPYRIGHT © 2017 ALL RIGHT
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I have lost 3000 dollars to United nations scam; they rob aged pensioners
I have received such a fake message.However, with the guidance I have received I won't be fooled.Thanks and kind regards.
Here is another scam:"From: Tobias Mueller Sent: Friday, December 28, 2018 2:14 PMSubject: Reply Immediately -- Dear BeneficiaryYour email address has been selected to receive $3,000,000,00 from the United Nations, please contact Mr.Jürgen Bergmann Immediately for more informations about this message. Contact him through the below email address.Contact Person: Jürgen BergmannContact Email: jurgenbergmann-protonmail.comRegardsTobias Mueller"
This is what I received: "UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONFROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTORUN PROMOTION.Registered Office: Rue AcI Port 133 Hippodrone,Bamako,Mali.Ref Payment No: 689076534MM.Batch Number: MML-2854000001I452FB.CONGRATULATIONS! Dear winner,The message you received is from our admin,trying to notify you that you are one of our winners in this year online promotion which is conducted by UNITED NATIONS. And your profile was chose by our online ballot computer through a simple random sampling techniques,no ticket was sold,it is strictly on sampling of accounts by our ballot computer. The aim of this promotion,is to reduce poverty all over the world by affecting lifes through this means and also enhancing human relationship. Send the ID card for verification at the payment bank. Thanks,Mr.SMITH MORGAN."Is this a scam?
Yes, it is a scam.
Here is another scam:"Congratulations Dear Valued Customer:I want to assure you 100% that this transaction is not a scam and there is no risk involved because we shall guide you accordingly until you receive your payment. However, the payment of $12.4 million was awarded and approved in your name by the United Nations. This payment is a United Nation Lottery Award Promo, your name was selected among fifty other names in the lottery award draw. Right now, this payment is currently with us here in Sun Trust Bank.As you may know, we have programmed this payment through ATM MasterCard in your favor, bear in mind that the original copies of your ATM Cards will be delivered to your address through our courier service. We will also issue you a Four Digit Pin Number for you to access and withdraw money from your account once the cards are delivered to you. You can only withdraw a maximum of $7000, in a day at any ATM Machine close to you.To this effect, you are advised to send us your full name, address, your cell phone number and a copy of your driver's license for identification. As soon as we receive these information from you, we shall conclude delivery arrangement with our courier service to enable them dispatch the package to your address within 24 hours without anymore delay.Thank you for choosing Sun Trust Bank."