419 scam: "BRITISH"<britishcommission@gmail.com> Attention please, Compensation for Being Scammed

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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:

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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (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 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.
- britishcommissionofficial@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "BRITISH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <britishcommissionofficial@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 04:32:34 +0100
Subject: Attention please, Compensation for Being Scammed

British High Commission
Metro Plaza, Plot 991/992a
Zakari Maimalari
Cadastral Zone AO,
Central Business District, Abuja.
Nigeria
britishcommissionofficial@gmail.com

Attention Please

You are listed and awarded for payment during the last UN. meeting on how to tackle issues such as scams, get
back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your compensation funds. On this faithful recommendations,
I want you to know that during the last UN meetings held in Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the
world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scam artists operating in syndicates all over the
world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, the president of the Country in collaboration with the UNITED
NATION is now paying 104 individuals and victims whose names where chosen randomely to maintain good relationship among
nations.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be paid through (Mr. Robert Dewar)
BRITISH COMMISSION, through their funding streams such as the Strategic Programme Fund (formerly GOF), Public
Diplomacy Project Fund, Bilateral Programme Budget and Returns & Re-integration Fund also under funding assistance
by the Central Bank of Nigeria. According to the number of applicants at hand, 84 proved victims has been paid, half of
the victims are from the United States,Europe and Asia, we still have more 20 left to be paid the compensations.

Your particulars was mentioned as one of people to benefit from this compensation, you are hereby warned not to
communicate or duplicate this message to anyone for any reason for whatsoever, You will receive your compensations
payments via an ATM cash able at any ATM center around your country. You will receive further modalities as soon as you
contact me with the following information:

1. contact telephone number
2. Delivery address.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Robert Dewar

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