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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- 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.
- compensationunit803@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Robert Sango" <"www."@cyber.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Robert Sango" <compensationunit803@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 19:36:12 +0900 (JST)
Subject: compensation payment
This is to officially inform you that an ATM Card credited with the sum of£900,000.00 (Nine Hundred British Pounds Sterling) will be issued to your name as a compensation being a scammer victim as short listed in 2015/2016 scam victims whose email address was recovered during the internet probing and during the course of investigation of apprehended scammers.
Your email address being among, we are in no doubt believe that you have in one way or more been fleeced of your money or denied your rightful benefit by Internet Scam Syndicates .
It was on these very recommendation that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in conjunction with the United State Government after series of meeting held with other internaternational fighting bodies came up with a resolution to all West African countries to surrender all recovered fund/proceed from the sales of assets of convicted scammers under the Asset Forfeiture and Proceeds of Crime Act for the compensation of Scam Victims . to restore the Global Economy to the enviable standard of respectability.
You are kindly requested to contact Mrs Theresa Mayer, Director in charge of compensation payment at the International Monetary Fund Settlement Unit UNITED KINGDOM with the below needed information here is Mrs Theresa Mayer Emaill Address: compensationunit803@gmail.com
1. Full Names:
2. Phone Number:
3. Mailing Address:
4. Age and Sex:
5. Occupation:
6.Country:
7.Country zip code
Your immediate compliance to this email is advised for the immidiate processing and delivery of the ATM Card to you before the latest date our offices are mandated to clear all outstanding compensation .
From International Monetary Fund.
Sincerely,
Mr. Robert Sango
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