Scam victim compensation

Here is an example of a recovery scam, offering compensation for scam victims.

STANDARD INVESTMENT LTD <[email protected]>
date Thu, May 14, 2009 at 8:52 AM
subject INFORMATION........

FROM: STANDARD INVESTMENT Ltd
Ouagadougo, Burkina Faso
Tel: 00226 75 59 79 39
SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.
14/05/2009

SIR/MADAM,
SCAMMED VICTIM/ $300,000 BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: SIB/02354 $300,000 USD.

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED NATIONS to pay 150 victims of scam $300,000 USD (Three Hundred Thousand Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the
scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $300,000 USD compensation fund.

Send a copy of your response to the official mail:

NAME: Mrs. Laura Williams
SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE: SIB/02354 $300,000 USD.
Email:[email protected]
You are advise to foward your contact details immediately to enable us proceed and pay your compensation fund to you.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Laura Williams
For STANDARD INVESTMENT LTD

This one expands a little on the above scam mail.

Despite the date on it, it was actually sent on 11 November 2009.

IP Address: 82.128.35.12 - Lagos, Nigeria

from United Nations <[email protected]>
reply-to [email protected]
date Mon, Nov 11, 2002
subject Your Compensation Payment Is Ready

SIR/MADAM,

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED NATIONS in Central Bank to pay 50 victims of scam $500,000 USD (five Hundred Thousand Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $500,000 USD compensations funds.

My dear friend I will like you to contact the finance house for the collection of this international certificated bank draft. The name and contact address of the Person with your Cheque RASIM MOHAMED is as follows.

Send a copy of your response to official email:

SECURITY & FINANCIAL CONTACT AGENT: RASIM MOHAMED
EMAIL: specialinvestigationunit01@live


You are adviced to send your communication particulars, full names,
telephone/fax numbers,mailing address,age and occupation to enable us have your cheque send to your designated address.

Yours Faithfully,
Management

An identical mail to the above has also been sent:

from United Nations <[email protected]>
date Thu, Nov 12, 2009
subject $500,000 USD compensation funds. 12-11-2009

IP Address: 82.128.32.126 - Lagos, Nigeria

It has a shortened name, but the same contact email address here (with .com on the end this time):

The name and contact address of the Person with your Cheque Mr Rasim is as follows.

Send a copy of your response to official email:

SECURITY & FINANCIAL CONTACT AGENT: Mr Rasim
EMAIL: [email protected]

Another one:

IP Address: 113.65.78.238 - Changsha, China

from UNITED NATION COMPERSATION UNIT <[email protected]>
reply-to [email protected]
date Wed, Nov 18, 2009
subject UNITED NATION PAYMENT COMPERSATION UNIT

FROM THE DESK OF: MRMA HELI
UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
Add:No.2 Dong Chang'an Avenue,
Beijing China (100731)
EMAIL; [email protected]

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:

How are you doing today? Hope all is well with you and family?,You may not
not understand why this mail came to you.We have been having a meeting for the
past Seven months which ended Three days ago with the former secretary to the
UNITED NATIONS in the person of Mr.Kofi Anna.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed or extorted money from
because of your contract payment execution in any part of the world, the UNITED
NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$7.5.MILLON This
includes every foriegn contractors that may have not received their contract
sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international
businesses that failed due to Government probelms or irregularities etc.
We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have
been agreed upon and have been signed by the United Nations Board of Directors
and Trustees.

You have to contact Mr Ma Heli , our payment agent in asia percific , as he is our
UNITED NATIONS representative in asia percific, contact him immediately for
your Cheque/International Bank Draft/ATM CASH CARD/telegraphic wire Transfer/ of US$7.5.MILLON This funds are in a Bank
Draft for security purpose. He will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank
of your choice. Therefore, you should send him your full Names and telephone numbers/your
correct mailing address where you want him to send the MONEY to you and tell him
your file Reference below (RE-1077_V)

Contact Mr.Ma Heli immediately for your Cashier Cheque:
Person to Contact: Mr.Ma Heli


Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as
you cash your Bank Draft.
Making the world a better place for the sake of humanity. Give him your file
Reference (RE-1077-V) and you are free to contact him via telephone number
which he will provide to you upon the receipt of your email.

Best Regards,

Rev.Ma Heli
UNITED NATIONS representative.
EMAIL; [email protected]

IP Address: 83.229.12.90 - Satellite Provider

from ROBERT DEWAR <[email protected]>
date Thu, Nov 19, 2009
subject Attention

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
Dangote House,
Aguyi Ironsi Street,
Maitama District, Abuja.
TEL: +234 8030936078
[The British High Commission in Nigeria]

Attention Beneficiary:

Compliments of the season and the best of it all, we wish to bring to your notice that your name was listed by the Nigeria Financial Intelligent Unit (NFIU) for these exercises of compensating scammed victims. Those listed, some have been endorsed by the British High Commission in Nigeria. Yours was among those reported unpaid as oftoday and we wish to instruct you to see the instruction of the commission to make sure you receive your compensation instantaneously.


Be advised that you are not required to make any reimbursement before your fund is endorsed to you, do make sure that the NFIU approve your payment on Monday, contact office of the Consular for an advice on how your fund will be endorsed to you and kindly forward your mailing address,Full name,cell phone number and contact Tel: Number Via:[email protected] Call or send an SMS to: +234-8030936078 to confirm if the endorsement date (Monday) suites you..

In Service,
Mr. Robert Scott Dewar, CMG
Consular BHC
Nigeria British High Commission