419 scam: "Mrs. Carolinar Curtis" Compensation Fund Approved For Transfer

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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 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.
- +2348037165537 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mikejohnsonxvn@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Carolinar Curtis"
Reply-To: mikejohnsonxs393@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:09:46 +0100
Subject: Compensation Fund Approved For Transfer

Head of United Nations Under-Secretary =

General for Internal Oversight Services
To: Unpaid Beneficiary,
From: Mrs. Carolinar Curtis
=

=3000
This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from USA, after ser=
ies of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia, Europe=
, South America and the United States of America respectively, against the =
Federal Government of Nigeria and the British Government for the high volum=
e of fraudulent activities going on in both nations.
=

=3000
As directed by UN secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, we are working in collabo=
rations with the Nigerian Financial Crime Commission/FBI in order to get yo=
ur overdue payment compensation fund of $2.5Million only transfer into your=
account without any delay as approved and instructed by United State Gover=
nment and UNITED NATIONS.
=

=3000
Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some=
top Nigerian and USA/Canadian Government officials are interested in your =
fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr. Richard Graves from=
USA to frustrate you and make you lose focus and thereafter divert your co=
mpensation fund into their personal account.
=

=3000
Note that I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would li=
ke you to urgently respond to this message, by forward your details to Mr. =
Mike Johnson whom will authorize and start processing your compensation fun=
d transfer into your bank account, do not hesitate to forward the daily sca=
m letter you received from imposter to us via email, as this will help in g=
etting impersonator arrested.
=

Email Address : mikejohnsonxvn@gmail.com
Phone: +2348037165537
=

=3000
KINDLY FURNISH US WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS FOR PROPER CLARIFICATIONS:
=

=3000
FULL NAMES:
ADDRESS:
CELL NUMBER:
DATE OF BIRTH:
NATIONALITY:
MARITAL STATUS:
RELIGION:
GENDER:
OCCUPATION:
BANK NAME:
BANK ADDRESS:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
ROUTING NUMBER:
SWIFT CODE:
=

=3000
Option 2 : PAYOUT BY INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIELD BANK DRAFT
=

=3000
Your Full Names:
Home Address:
Nationality:
Phone Number:
Age:
Occupation:
Gender:
=

=3000
Sincerely yours,
Carolinar Curtis
Head of United Nations Under-Secretary
General for Internal Oversight Services
=20

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