419 scam: Andrew Lloyd <MSFA_fco@mail.com> Your Compensation Package From the British High Commision

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347041208638 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- msfa_fco@uymail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Andrew Lloyd <MSFA_fco@mail.com>
Reply-To: MSFA_fco@uymail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 04:46:07 +0200
Subject: Your Compensation Package From the British High Commision

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
No. 19, TORRENS CLOSE,
MAITAMA,
PMB 4808 (GARKI),
ABUJA.

Attention:

The British High Commission(BHC) in Nigeria wish to inform you that
after its adhoc meetings
with the Economic Community Of West African States(ECOWAS),it has been
resolved to compensate
you for the scam attempts made on you by its citizens from the region
of West African that
includes Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Cameroun.
The decision on compensation was reached after several meetings and
agreements between the
British High Commission(BHC), ECOWAS executives and Heads of the
governments of the five above
mentioned ECOWAS' nations whose citizens were reported to have carried
out scam attempts on
you and many other foreigners from Britain, United
states,Canada,Australia and Europe.

Your name was in the list of those affected as was submitted to us by
Economic and Financial
Crime Commission(EFCC) of Nigeria.The report from EFCC indicated that
your particulars was
mentioned by one of the arrested syndicates,as one of the victims of
his scam operations.
A compensation has been issued out to you and other affected victims
of scam attempts in the
amount of US$1,500,000.00 dollars each.
Your draft is among those that was reported undelivered as at Monday
and we wish to advise
you to see to the instructions of the FCO to make sure you receive the
fund immediately.

According to the number of reported victims at hand, over 183
beneficiaries had been paid,
half of the victims are from the United States and we still have more
left to be paid the
mentioned compensations of US$1,500,000.00 dollars each.
You are seriously warned not to communicate or duplicate this message
to him for any reason
whatsoever because the EFCC and UK / U.S. secret security agents are
already on trace of the
other criminals.

Therefore, you are advised to contact the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office immediately using
the information stated below in order to receive your compensation fund:

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE(FCO)
Contact person: Mr Andrew Lloyd
Contact Email: MSFA_fco@uymail.com
Contact Tel: +2347041208638

Yours in service,

Mr Andrew Lloyd, CMG, MBE
CONSULAR/DIPLOMAT
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
ABUJA.
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (FCO)

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