419 scam: "Your Witheld Payment Is Ready" <fahriakfirat@duzlemyapi.com> You Have Been Compensated!

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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:

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:
- "money-gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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 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.
- +2347064653481 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Your Witheld Payment Is Ready" <fahriakfirat@duzlemyapi.com>
Reply-To: planetwwplanet@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 09:21:21 -0800
Subject: You Have Been Compensated!

John Witt
Senior Partner
Head of Dispute Resolution and Regulatory
capsticks LLP

To Whom It May Concern

I am Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution and Regulatory with Cap-ticks LLP, a law firm based in London. I write to inform you that your witheld funds has been released. My client Mr. John Shabangu Of 23C Eni Market Road, Nigeria, Africa has instructed me to pay you the sum below for using your detail in filing financial claim with the civil authority in his country in the past after you declined the offer some years ago.

You are receiving this Pay-out because your detail was used in filling the process, therefore this a a compensation for your good-will.This is in line with the Trial Judgement on 12th December 2016 upheld in your favor after due delibrations.

This particular letter is to inform you that I have the mandate to oversee the successful transfer of the total sum to you. using Money-gram Money Transfer method to send your own share of the money which yours [US$ 800.000.00] Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars. And I have reached an agreement with Money-gram Manager this morning to start sending your fund bit by bit till the total fund complete.

According to the Money-gram Money Transfer Manager, this morning his Secretary has started sending your fund as agreed and following is the Pick up details of the fund his Secretary sent to your name sometim ago and it is ready for pick up:

He sent sum of USD$ 18, 642.37.00 while the first payment details is as follow:
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Money Transfer# 622-722-43
Sender's Name: John Shabangu
Test Question: Money
Test Answer: Gram
Amount Sent: [$13,642.37]
_________________________________________
Second Payment Details is also as follow:
-----------------------------------------

Money Transfer# 691-339-72
Sender's Name: Zelpha Ike
Test Question: Money
Test Answer: Gram
Amount Sent: [5,000.00]
__________________________________________

Kindly pick up the funds and get back to me so that Money-gram here will be
able to send another payment today.

I am currently in Nigeria were the dispute was resolve Call me here once you pick up the above payments: +234 7064 653481

Waiting to hear from you.

John Witt
Senior Partner
Head of Dispute Resolution and Regulatory
capsticks LLP

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