419 scam: Gloria Hanson <gloria_hanson334@yahoo.com> SCAM COMPENSATION PAYMENT

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us 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)
- ",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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (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.
- +2347033477387 (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.
- gloria_hanson80@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Gloria Hanson <gloria_hanson334@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:38:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SCAM COMPENSATION PAYMENT

FROM;DR (Mrs) Gloria Hanson
ECO FINANCIAL HOUSE/UNITED NATIONS 2010
EMAIL gloria_hanson80@hotmail.com
Tel +234-70334-77387
SCAM COMPENSATION PAYMENT
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: TRASNFER#06654 $5,000 000.00.USD

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations to Union Bank Plc Lagos to pay 100 Nigerian 419 scam victims $5, 000, 000,00.each,You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims, get back to Rev James Carlos the Director on the above email address as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your five Million us dollars compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations we want you to know that during the last UN meetings held in Abuja Nigeria . It was alarmed by the world concerning the lost of funds due to scam operating in syndicates all over the world, in other to retain the good image of the country,{NIGERIA} The president of the country (President Musa Umaru Yaradua.) is now paying 100 victims of this operators $5, 000, 000,00. USD each,The payments are to be paid by Union Bank Plc., Nigeria, corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N.).

According to the number of applicants at hand,84 beneficiaries has been paid ,half of the victims are mainly from the United States, we still have more 16 left to be paid the compensations of $5,000,000,00. Each.

You were mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of their victims during there scam operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any body for any reason what so ever, the secret service in conjunction with the FBI and the Metropolitan Police is already on trace of the criminals and monitoring any incoming and out going mails as well.

You can receive your compensations payments via any of the both options 1 Through a diplomatic home cash delivery, or 2 Through ATM Master Card payment which will be delivered to your contact address by the courier services,

I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you. All further correspondence should be forwarded to the contact person Dr (Mrs) Gloria Hanson on the above email address.
Yours faithfully,
DR (Mrs) Gloria Hanson

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