419 scam: "Hackett Jack"<hackettjack812@gmail.com> Have You Received Your US$3.5MILLION Compensation Fund Transfer? Advise Urgentl

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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "www.cenbank.org" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "contract review panel" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- barristerhackettjack@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Hackett Jack" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbnbarristerhackettjack@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 23:24:49 +0100
Subject: Have You Received Your US$3.5MILLION Compensation Fund Transfer? Advise Urgently.

From Barrister Hackett Jack

United Kingdom Nationality

Head Team of Legal Supervisor

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

Website:www.cenbank.org

OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/2016

CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

Dear Beneficiary, Please Have You Received Your US$3.5MILLION Compensation Fund Transfer? Advise Urgently.

Officially, it has been mandated by the World Governing Bodies,together with the Committee on International Debt and the Board of Foreign Winnings, Inheritance and Contract Review Panel, to release your overdue funds with immediate effect; with this exclusive Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/202 and Transfer Allocation No.: HSBC/X44/701LN/WGB/GB, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate HSBC Telex Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014.

Having received these Vital information's, you qualified to received this $3.5Million directly to your Bank account with the help of the World Bank, IMF in conjunction with Federal Republic of Nigeria within the next 72hrs. Be also informed that you are required to discontinue further communication with any other person(s) or office so as to avoid distortion of data; you are required to provide the above information for your transfer to take place through Bank to Bank Remittance directly from CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA Plc.

For your Information: We receive several emails and other correspondences bordering on Advance Fee Fraud also known as 419 on a daily basis. 419 is a menace to the CBN. Scams are carried out by fraudulent people who plan to defraud gullible respondents Click here to be well educated on the issue of this menace: http://www.cenbank.org/419/ this message is coming from the Central Bank of Nigeria official website on www.cenbank.org and you are advised and directed to reply to my private email address (barristerhackettjack@consultant.com) for follow up by me to avoid interferences and leakage.

Please beware of impostors who send messages claiming to have originated from Central Bank, they are scam; visit the links here for more information.

Respond urgently if you've not yet received your $3.5million Compensation Fund Release.

Best regards,

Barrister Hackett Jack

Head Legal Department

Central Bank of Nigeria.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam