419 scam: "Idris Ibrahim" <idrisibrahim3711@earthlink.net> your compensation Funds is ready now

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "phillipadams55@earthlink.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Idris Ibrahim" <idrisibrahim3711@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: phillipadams55@earthlink.net
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:43:31 +0100
Subject: your compensation Funds is ready now

Dear Friend,

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co operation of a new partner from Australia.Presently I'm in Australia for investment projects with my own share. meanwhile,I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it later failed us some how.

Contact my secretary,Mr Phillip Adams contact him on his email address( phillipadams55@earthlink.net ) ask him to send you the total $5.500.000, 00.which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feelal right and get in touched with my secretary and convince him where to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the fund of success together after all for this moment,I am very busy here in Australia because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand,finally, I had forwarded instruction to My secretary on your behalf to receive the money, so you should to get in touch with Mr Phillip Adams he will send the $5.500.000.00 to you as get in touch with him.

Yours sincerely
Chief Idris Ibrahim

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