419 scam: COMPENSATIONCOMMISSION <comparobertd@gmail.com> YOUR COMPENSATION / THANKS A MILLION

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- egobialillianbest@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: COMPENSATIONCOMMISSION <comparobertd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: egobialilian@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 19:32:29 +0100
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION / THANKS A MILLION

Hello Dear,

How are you? hope you are doing good? I'm sorry for intruding into your
privacy through this means because i thought you didn't receive my previous
message as this is second message to you. I'm MR. ROBERT DEWAR, I
previously contacted you long time ago regarding a multi-million-dollar
business proposal which we never concluded because you're unable to finance
my proposal then.

Well, I just want to use this medium to thank you very much for your
earlier assistance to help me in receiving the funds without any positive
outcome and also inform you that the business has been concluded with the
assistance of another partner from Russia who financed the transaction to a
logical conclusion.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed
during the course of the transaction despite it fail us somehow. I have
decided to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of
Three Million five Hundred Thousand Dollars ( USD $3,500.000.00 ).

Therefore, contact my Account Officer MRS. LILIAN EGOBIA on her direct
email address at:( egobialillianbest@hotmail.com ) for the collection of
your sealed ATM MASTER CARD. I Instructed her to release the ATM Card to
you whenever you contact her in regard of it. At the moment, I'm very busy
with my partner because of the investment project which we are having at
hand now. I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is
from my heart.

Please do not forget to let me know when you get the ATM card from her.

Yours sincerely,

MR. ROBERT DEWAR
Group Managing Director
Nigeria National Petrolium Co-operation (NNPC) Retired.

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