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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:

Fraud email example:

From: COMPENSATION CHEQUE <compensationcheque@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2015 01:58:18 -0700
Subject: FOR YOUR COMPENSATION CHEQUE PAYMENT PROGRAM

REF: COMMON WEALTH & UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION CHEQUE PAYMENT PROGRAM

Good day and happy new month, I am writing based on instruction given
to me Under the Common Wealth & United Nations scam victims. we wish
to let you know that the above organization has join hands together
with the United State Government In Con-Junction with the Paris Club
and the IMF to settle all outstanding over due payment belonging to
the scam victims Across the Globe and now i want you to know that the
truth behind WHY YOU HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED TO RECEIVED YOUR APPROVED

First of all I want to know if you have received the approved check
that was sent to you last month and we are waiting for you to confirm
the receipt and again I wish to let you know that approval has been
issued for the release a Cheque worth of USD$10Million Dollars Only in
your name in the Common wealth & United Nation National Sweepstakes
Compensation exercise Award 2015. This Approval was due to the fact
that we believe that due to your inability to conclude your
outstanding payment release for some time now. So we have settled and
decided to release your payment through Transparent ongoing Cheque
payment exercise going on now.


We do wonder if you are really, really with your senses. How could you
keep trusting people and at the end you will loose your hard Earned
money, or are you being deceived by their big names? They impersonate
on many offices, claiming to be Governors, Directors/Chairmen of one
Office or the other. Their game plan is only just to extort your hard
Earned money. Now, the question is how long you will continue to be
deceived?


It is wise to let you know that the present The Ongoing Cheque Payment
exercise has brought you an unexpected luck, please read through
carefully. Common Wealth & United Nations, International Monetary Fund
(IMF) together with the United State Government in Con-Junction with
the Paris Club have been authorized by the World Bank and empowered
with one trillion dollars to commence the immediate release of all
held funds from the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Asia and
Africa.


We have been employed to commence with the immediate compensation and
co-ordination of payments of all pending Federal government
contracts,Inheritance, Bank transfers, Lottery winnings and
compensations of scam victims, inquiries should be directed to this
department immediately.


Anyway, by the virtue of my position I have been following this
Transaction from inception and all your efforts towards realizing the
Fund. More often than not, I sit down and laugh at your ignorance and
that of those who claim they are assisting you; it is very unfortunate
that at the end you loose. Although, I don't blame you because you are
not here or were ever they have been communicating with you to witness
the processing of your payment. The most annoying part is even
fraudsters have really taken advantage of this opportunity to enrich
them selves at your expense. Those you feel are assisting or working
for you are your main problems. I know it is the truth surrounding
this payment, but today your Long over Due Payment has been approved
by Check Payment and you are requested to reconfirm your current
delivery address were the approved check will be mailed to you.

Finally Please I beseech you to stop pursuit of shadows and being
deceived. Feel free to contact me immediately you receive this letter
in case you need explanation to the modus-operandi guiding the release
of this Payment. Do not panic & be rest assured that this arrangement
will be guided by us.

Get back to me upon the receipt of this letter to confirm the receipt
of the letter in your nominated address and stop wasting your hard
earn money. Thanks and remain blessed.

Yours faithfully,
Rev. Richard .G Homes
For the Common wealth & United Nation National Sweepstakes
Compensation exercise Award 2015

Please send your reply to my alternative e-mail address
as follows:(richardhomes123@gmail.com)

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