419 scam: Everest J Johnson <everestjj56@gmail.com> COMPENSATION

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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:
- "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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Everest J Johnson <everestjj56@gmail.com>
Reply-To: everestjj@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2020 15:49:57 -0800
Subject: COMPENSATION

I have been directed to contact you today by the UNITED NATIONS
COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT FUNDS, This is because you have been
approved to receive a compensation sum of $500,000.00 from the Senate
Committee on Local and Foreign Debts. It was established in our records
that you rendered assistance to some person(s) in the past who sought your
help to assist them move out a certain sum of money out of the country to
your own country for business investment. However, after using you and
subjecting you to spend lots of money to achieve this purpose, the fund was
not released to you as they promised. In the process, you lost some good
money and did not receive any dime up to date.

This particular amount of $500,000.00 has been approved to be paid to you
as compensation for all your past efforts in helping your West African
partners without success. The compensation amount is to help you recover
what you have lost in the past and start your life afresh again. Due to
some international/local financial restrictions, This amount shall be
successfully converted and credited into a Visa/ MasterCard, and sent to
your address through any of the international courier services. This is to
avoid any illegal banking process and you will be advised with further
details on the process involved upon receiving a return email from you.

Please kindly inform us if you are not the addressee to this letter and
delete the contents of this email for confidential reasons.
Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation

Best regards
Yours faithfully
Everest J. Johnson
473 Bethnal Green Road,
London, E2 9QH

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