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An Email with the Subject "YOUR COMPENSATION FUND IS READY....CONTACT MR JIM OVIA" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:19:01 -0400 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "UNITED NATIONS"<securityalert@unitednation.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
Attention:
This mail serves as a listening ear to the victims of scam the world over.
We have been having a meeting for the past 7 months which ended 2
days ago
with the secretary general of the United Nations
Organization.
This message is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of
the world, the United Nations have agreed to compensate them with the
sum of US$10.5M This includes every foreign contractors that may
not have received their contract sum, and people that have had an
unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to
Government problems etc.
We have a database of victims and that is why we are contacting you,
this has been deliberated upon and is among our set of priorities
in making the world a better place.
You are advised to contact Mr. Jim Ovia of ZENITH BANK PLC, as
he is our representative in Nigeria, contact him immediately for your
Cheque / International Bank Draft of USD$10.5M This funds are in
Bank Draft for security purpose. It will be sent to you and you
can clear it in any bank of your choice.
Therefore, you should send him your full Name, telephone number, a
valid mailing address where you want him to send your Bank Draft to.
Contact Mr. Jim Ovia immediately for your Cheque:
Person to Contact: Mr. Jim Ovia
Email: jim.ovia69@sify.com
*Making the world a better place*
Regards,
Department of Public Information, United Nations 2009
Attention:
This mail serves as a listening ear to the victims of scam the world over.
We have been having a meeting for the past 7 months which ended 2
days ago
with the secretary general of the United Nations
Organization.
This message is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of
the world, the United Nations have agreed to compensate them with the
sum of US$10.5M This includes every foreign contractors that may
not have received their contract sum, and people that have had an
unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to
Government problems etc.
We have a database of victims and that is why we are contacting you,
this has been deliberated upon and is among our set of priorities
in making the world a better place.
You are advised to contact Mr. Jim Ovia of ZENITH BANK PLC, as
he is our representative in Nigeria, contact him immediately for your
Cheque / International Bank Draft of USD$10.5M This funds are in
Bank Draft for security purpose. It will be sent to you and you
can clear it in any bank of your choice.
Therefore, you should send him your full Name, telephone number, a
valid mailing address where you want him to send your Bank Draft to.
Contact Mr. Jim Ovia immediately for your Cheque:
Person to Contact: Mr. Jim Ovia
Email: jim.ovia69@sify.com
*Making the world a better place*
Regards,
Department of Public Information, United Nations 2009