419 scam: "BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION"<admin@stu.ykes.tpc.edu.tw> YOUR COMPENSATION READY FOR DELIVERY ASAP:

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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:
- "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.
- +2348035003775 (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.
- bhcommission_fco@mail2uk.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <bhcommission_fco@mail2uk.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:33:27 +0100
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION READY FOR DELIVERY ASAP:

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
DANGOTE HOUSE,
AGUYI IRONSI STREET,
MAITAMA DISTRICT,ABUJA,
NIGERIA.
TEL: : +234 803 500 3775.
email:- bhcommission_fco@mail2uk.com

ATTENTION,

The countries of Nigeria,Benin Republic,Ghana and Bokinafaso following the
meeting held with the World bank and the British High Commission decided to
refund/compensate all scam victims due to retrieval of valuable properties and
money amounting to Millions of US dollars from the suspected scammers that was
arrested by security agents.

Your name was included in the list of scam victims that was sent to us by the
Financial Intelligent Units (NFIU), The list of scam victims was complied by
FBI, Homeland Security and other world security agencies and the list
contained mainly British/US and and Asians, e.t.c. A compensation has been
issued out in an International Inter-switch ATM DEBIT CARD to all the scam
victims and has already been in distribution to all beneficiaries, yours is
here on my desk as I write you now and it is ready for delivery to you.

You are advised to contact the office of the British consular immediately via
our official e-mail: -
bhcommission_fco@mail2uk.com for your refund/compensation.

For verbal clarification please call +234 803 500 3775.

Do not fail to contact him immediately as we have limited time to complete the
compensation program.

Yours In Service,
Ms. Theresa B.
Secretary to: -
MR. ROBERT SCOTT DEWAR (CMG)
CONSULAR,
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION,
ABUJA, NIGERIA.

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