419 scam: "Internet Crimes Complaint Center"<info@irdata.gr> FOR YOUR EYES ONLY!!!

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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.
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.
- hencloud189@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Internet Crimes Complaint Center" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hencloud189@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:19:37 -0500
Subject: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY!!!

Attention,

I am Cynthia Parnley, Director in charge of the compensation payments to scam victims. We received a report from the Internet Crimes Complaint Center (IC3) after conducting a Back track forensic investigation and
the report clearly revealed the reason why your long awaited funds have still remained unprocessed even after so many payments.

Cyber investigations shows that your Payment file has been infected with a Trojan 889 virus which ensures that you keep receive repeated billings which has been the core reason why you keep getting billed
and keep paying without receiving what you are paying for. Records also show that urgent steps need to be taken to have this dangerous virus removed immediately, to avoid identity theft due to stealing of key
log information linked to your bank account, usernames and passwords, as well as secondary infection of people you communicate with. As we speak, you are open and vulnerable to further virus attacks and your
urgent attention is needed.

You need to contact our Head of Security, Mr HENRY CLOUGH, at the security department of the IC3 Security surveillance department:

EMAIL ADDRESS
hencloud189@gmail.com

BEST REGARDS...

Anti-fraud resources:

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