419 scam: "INTERPOL"<info@interpol.com> ONLINE SCAMMERS CAUGHT BY INTERPOL

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- interpol.wa@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERPOL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <interpol.wa@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:13:58 +0100
Subject: ONLINE SCAMMERS CAUGHT BY INTERPOL

International Police
Scotland Yard
38, Wesley Road,
Croydon
CR9 3RR

Sir/Madam,

RECENT SUCCESSFUL APPREHENSION OF FRAUDULENT PERSONS BY INTERPOL

We the International Police (INTERPOL),in conjunction with some other relevant Investigative Agencies like the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over here in the United States of America have recently come in contact with various Internet Fraudsters and after the relevant Legal proceedings, confiscated properties and finances which belonged to the convicted Fraudsters.

INTERPOL'S various Stations have been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you have been scammed by those scammers/Fraudsters from Africa/Nigeria, also the UNITED NATION (UN) have since been compensating the scam victims of the ADVANCE FEE SCAMS going on from Africa and have remitted the total sum of US$102,000,000.00 to compensate the scammed victim here on our list and your name is among the 102 scam victims we have presently this third quarter of 2010.

UNITED NATIONS are compensating the scammed victims with the sum of US$1,000,000.00 each, so we will like you to send us the Bank details where you want your compensation fund to be transfered to or better still let us know how you want your compensation fund to reach you.

The claims requirements and details needed from you are below:

1. FULL NAME(S):

2. NATIONALITY:

3. DATE OF BIRTH:

4. SEX:

5. MARITAL STATUS:

6. CONTACT ADDRESS:

7. TELEPHONE NUMBER:

8. OCCUPATION:

9. COUNTRY:

10 Attachment of international passport

Your urgent response is needed. Furthermore we will implore on you to stop corresponding with any scam emails you will/have been receiving this is to help us stop the scams going on. So please get back to us with the needed information.

You are to contact INTERPOL'S WEST AFRICAN REGIONAL OFFICE via Email
( interpol.wa@gmail.com )

Regards,

James H. Carrew (Inspector General of Police)
on behalf of the Secretary of Affairs (INTERPOL WEST AFRICA) for INTERPOL WORLD WIDE.

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