419 scam: "Financial Adviser To President"<victimfraudscam1@gmail.com> Re: US$20,000,00 Compensation Fees As Victim Of Fruad/Scam.

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2348109445021

Fraud email example:

From: "Financial Adviser To President" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <victimfraudscam@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 14:39:19 +0700
Subject: Re: US$20,000,00 Compensation Fees As Victim Of Fruad/Scam.

Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN).

Plot 23 Ijah Rd, Lagos Nigeria.

+234-810-944-5021.

US$20,000,00 Compensation Fees As Victim Of Fruad/Scam.

This is to inform you that the government of President Goodluck Jonathan Ebere in Federal Republic Of Nigeria has decided to settle all victims of fraud/scam with US$20,000,00 compensation fees, if you fall among the category of this, kindly call this number +234-810-944-5021 for details on how to receive your conpensation fees in 48hrs that is if you are sure you were duped by some group of people in nigeria and were later asked to contact offshore banks and foreign country for your fake payment that never existed.

Regards.

Barrister Paul Nkenchor.

Financial adviser To The President.

Federal Republic Of Nigeria.

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