419 scam: "Frank Wilson"<alerts@mmj.pl> Our Ref: FPS/0417NG/2015

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank Wilson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tbarry_1961@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 04:11:09 +0100
Subject: Our Ref: FPS/0417NG/2015

Attn: ,

This is to inform you about a meeting conducted with the united nations secretary-general in affiliation with world bank concerning all customers that lost money during international transaction from different countries as an individuals/organization in need of financial support; this includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to unnecessary demands by their coordinators etc.

Our committee has resolved and agreed to work extensively to ensure that all outstanding contract payments, inheritance and lottery winning is paid without any hitch through the inter-continental/foreign payment settlement insurance body. It may interest you to know that during our investigation, we uncovered outstanding/unpaid/unclaimed contract funds worth Ten million, five hundred thousand united states dollars {$10.5Million} and a mandate has been given to our committee to contact you for the payment of your funds.

Please reply to us with:

(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Residential Address:
(3) Phone, Fax and Cell Phone:
(4) Profession, Age and Marital Status:
(5) Company/Business Name:
(6) Private E-mail Address:

Note that on confirmation of your datas,your funds which we have recovered from where it has been held up will be processed for immediate released to you. Your email contact was found in the list of those who are to benefit from this compensation exercise, hence our contacting you. Be informed that all modalittes is in place for swift release and remittance of your funds through our affiliate banks. So you are to urgently furnish this office with your contact information to enable us open up communication with you regarding the payment arrangements.

You are advised to provide the above listed and contact us immediately you receive this email for further details.

Best Regards.

Frank Wilson
Chairman- IDRO/FPRO,
Foreign Payment Settlement Dept.
Our Ref: FPS/0417NG/2015

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