419 scam: jimovia scott <jimoviascott@gmail.com> PAYMENTS/COMPENSATIONS

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "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 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.
- +2347058498769
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.
- jimoviascott@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- eb//06654 $500,000 usd. tel: +234-70-58-49-87-69 email:jimoviascott@gmail.com (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: jimovia scott <jimoviascott@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:03:07 -0700
Subject: PAYMENTS/COMPENSATIONS

ZENITH BANK NIGERIA PLC
SCAM COMPENSATION OFFICE DEPARTMENT
ZENITH BANK PLC NATIONS STATE/UNITED NATIONS
2009/2010 SCAM VICTIMS PAYMENTS/COMPENSATIONS

YOUR REF/PAYMENTS CODE: EB/06654 FOR $500,000 USD ONLY.

This is to bring to your notice that our bank (ZENITH BANK PLC) is delegated
by the ZENITH/UNITED NATIONS in Central Bank to pay victims of scam $500,000
in(Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only) this end of this year. You are
listed/approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid
this amount.

On this faithful recommendations, want you to alert you that during the last
U.N. meetings held this week Thursday at ABUJA (WEST AFRICA), it was
accessed/accumulated of reported cases of fraud that the money lost by
various individuals to Africans scam artists operating in syndicates all
over the world today is over $418 Million United States Dollars in year
2009/2010 to fraud in USA and EUROPE alone.

In other to compensate victims, the ZENITH/UNITED NATIONS is now paying
victims of such scam $500,000(Five Hundred Thousand DOLLARS EACH) in
accordance with the UNITED NATIONS recommendations.

The payments are to be remitted by ZENITH BANK PLC NIGERIA as corresponding
paying bank under funding assistance by CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. Benefactor
of this compensation award will have to be first cleared by ZENITH BANK and
confirmed as a victim from Africa Scam before scam payment can be effected.

We shall feed you with further modalities as soon as we get response from
you on how you can receive your compensation payment award.so u are advised
to contact the new account officer of zenith bank, and Send a copy of your
response via email or call your remittance officer quoting your PAYMENT CODE
NUMBER (EB//06654).

NAME: Mr.Jimovia scott
SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE:
EB//06654 $500,000 USD.
TEL: +234-70-58-49-87-69
Email:Jimoviascott@gmail.com <Email%3AJimoviascott@gmail.com>

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