419 scam: "INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISION" <info@icpc.org> LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +2348135014830

Fraud email example:

From: "INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISION" <info@icpc.org>
Reply-To: icpc@f1-zone.net
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 18:08:21 +0100 (CET)
Subject: LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.

INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISION (ICPC)
ICPC NIGERIA (Anti-Fraud Unit)
Head Office: Plot 711,
Zone A9 Central Area
P. M.B 535, Garki Lagos.
Tele: +234 81 3501 4830
Email: icpc@f1-zone.net
***24HRS SERVICE ***

Dear Sir/Madam,

LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.
This letter will definately be amazing to you because of it's realistic
value. Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line
of Inheritance Payment transaction with some impersonators some while ago.
I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will like
to introduce myself; I am (Hon Justice Ayoola) the Legal chairman of
"ICPC", (Nigeria's Anti-Fraud Unit).

On the 1st of October 2000, the former President of The Federal Republic
of Nigeria (Chief Olusegun Obasanjo) introduced a Commission named the
"ICPC", (INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISION (ICPC) which is duly
registered under the United Nations (U.N.) This particular Commission was
initiated to detect fraud/funds delay/impersonation of Government
Officials. Secondly, we are mandated by the United Nations to Settle
foreign debts/fraud victims/Un-paid beneficiaries to satisfactory in other
to maintain peace in the world at large and also to create a good
relationship with the international bodies.

Presently, we are being paid by the United Nations in other to avert
beneficiary funds delays/fraud here in Nigeria. So far in this present
year, we have settled the likes of (Mrs. Debbie Hargrove, Mr. Micheal
Wagner , Patricia Norton , Emason Ayers etc).

You are being contacted by this office today dated because your Case File
(A) is the very first File on our Settlement Files Cabinet. From our
Intelligent investigations and Probing processes we discovered that you
are a victim of fraud/funds delay. The "ICPC", is faithfully under my
governance as the Legal Chairman of the great Commission and to this
Authority I took an oath of allegiance to settle all fraud victims
peacefully.. This Memorandum is to notify you that you will be settled by
the Nigerian Government from our initial Deposit Account. Your settlement
will be actualized within 3working days after your response to this
Official Letter.

For further clearification/investigation kindly send the below information
to us immediately:

* Your Full Name:
* Contact Address:
* Current Occupation:
* Age:
* Sex:
* Telephone Number:
* Mobile number
* Country:
* Your email address:
* Your password:
* Your inheritance funds value:
* Amount which you have lost previously:
* Any Valid Identity Card/National Passport:

These above-mentioned informations will officially enable us to carry out
our verification processes and after that your compensation
sum/Inheritance Funds will be announce and you will be give the full
mandat to contact our affiliated Bank for immediate transfer to you in any
method of transfer.

Your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your Payment
because here in this office, we have alot of listed victims to be settled.

Officially Signed,
Hon Justice Ayoola
Chairman ICPC Nigeria.
Email: icpc@f1-zone.net

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