419 scam: "INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC FORUM."<rahman@cworks.com.my> YOUR URGENT ATTENTION,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- infonfocm@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC FORUM." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infonfocm@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2015 14:19:59 -0800
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION,

International Monetary Fund

OCHRE, Dalais Wilson, CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

Senior Human Rights Officer and international payment department.

Dear Sir/Ma,

We have been informed by the (ECOWAS) summit headquarters and the U.S government to release your compensation fund ($6.7m) held for heavy taxes hence we are contacting you. You are to pay only the sum of $168 flat rate as payment logistic charge,contact the undersigned for further clarifications on the above subject matter, Thanks

Mr. Liyel Maxwell

Foreign Operation Dpt

Email: infonfocm@yahoo.com.ph

Beverly Hanson

USA Representative

INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC FORUM.

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