419 scam: "Mr Banki Moon"<postmaster@arguz.pe> RE: Your Compensation

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- lawrencejaphet2154@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Banki Moon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lawrencejaphet2154@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2016 00:32:55 +0700
Subject: RE: Your Compensation

To Whom It May Concern:

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my pleasure to write to you today informing you about your scam victim compensation payment which has been under my custody since last year December up till now which so many benefactors has been coming saying you asked them to claim your compensation payment worth (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) on your behalf.

Note I am not supposed to contact you directly by my self, but I just have to do this all for your own good due to the pressure I have been having in my office about so many people coming to claim your compensation payment is too much. Some will even say you are dead as they are your next of kin.

So get back to me as soon as possible so that we can proceed forward in getting this across to your door step before it get expired. Also your contact details is needed for reconfirmation such as your full name, address, contact phone number, sex, id card.

My contact details are as below

Name: Mr.Lawrence Japhet (Secretary)
Contact email: lawrencejaphet2154@gmail.com
Contact phone, Text Only Please : +1(757)-694-2334
Address: 1st ave. and 46th street. New York, NY 10017 USA

Please treat this issue as urgent,

GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mr. Ban Ki-moon (Secretary-General of the United Nations)

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