419 scam: "Ms. Joan Frederick" <ungasoline2008@googlemail.com> =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IEVVUiDigqwgNCw2MDAsMDAwLiAoRURTL0VNVi9FVVIvRzcwNi8wMTUp?=

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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.
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.
- berkelthomas@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Joan Frederick" <ungasoline2008@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: info.icpo@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:01:50 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IEVVUiDigqwgNCw2MDAsMDAwLiAoRURTL0VNVi9FVVIvRzcwNi8wMTUp?=

Re: EUR â‚¬ 4,600,000. (Four million six hundred thousand euros)
Ref: EDS/EMV/EUR/G706/015
International Funding Commission.

Zurich-Switzerland, July,2015 - in accordance with International
funding commission governing board announcement on July 1, effective
today the International funding commission compensation office wishes
to inform you that your e-mail id appeared in our payment schedule
list of beneficiaries that will receive â‚¬4.6 million this 2nd
quarter as inheritance and commissioning payment. This payment is
given to you under financial compensation for victims of war crime,
fraudulent bank transaction, unclaimed investment dividends, unclaimed
international lottery/ government owed over-long contracts payment.
This payment is legally endorsed by the governing board of the
International Funding Commission, the G8 Committee of Nations and
United Nations Security Council.

You will receive your compensation payment through Atm card valid for
3 years from month of issuance; it is a Europay MasterCard and Visa
(EMV) chip and pin debit card, used across all channels including pos,
online and atm. Card cash withdrawals in the currency of the country
you are making your withdrawal and maximum daily cash limit is
â‚¬25,000.00 per day and pos spending is upgraded to s daily limited of
â‚¬50,000.00.

For the records a total number of 1,056 beneficiaries are already in
contact with their respective settlement centre and a total number of
678 beneficiaries have been paid as of April 2015. Over 500 are
already at the last verification stage and will receive their payments
within days.

Please provide following information as stated below:

1. Your full name:
2. Contact / postal address (for shipping of card)
3. Your age:
4. Occupation:
5. Mobile telephone number:

All response should be sent to Chief Financial Officer â€“ CFO and quote
your release payment code: EDS/EMV/EUR/G706/015 for immediate
attention: copy both emails!

Chief Financial Officer: Mr. Thomas Berkel
Official e-mail: berkelthomas@swissmail.com
Personal e-MAIL: berkelthomas@hotmail.com

Note:
The International funding commission does not instruct any other bank
or agent in this payment transaction, we advise you to stop all other
communications you are having with any agent / bank officials to avoid
unnecessary complications resulting in delay payment to you.

Warn regards,
Ms. Joan Frederick
Chief Information Officer- CIO
International Funding Commission.
Zurich-Switzerland.

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