419 scam: CANADIAN CONSULATE ISTANBUL TURKEY <richymax2000@gmail.com> COMPENSATION FOR YOUR LOST FUND / INHERITANCE

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: CANADIAN CONSULATE ISTANBUL TURKEY <richymax2000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: canadianconsulate_tk@naver.com
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2020 09:54:21 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION FOR YOUR LOST FUND / INHERITANCE

Levent, 209 Buyukdere Caddesi
4 Istanbul TR, Tekfen Tower
No:4, 34394 Turkey.

Attention Sir,

I am Attorney Philip Lucas, a Canadian citizen. I work in Canadian
Consulate Istanbul Turkey and I was the secretary of a recently concluded
cyber crime investigation summit held in Morocco North Africa in November
2019.

The main agenda of the summit is to checkmate and reduce cyber crime,
compensate victims and enhance cyber security.

I must start by apologizing for the delay in contacting you, we have been
battling with this Coronavirus pandemic globally so we decided to hold but
now that the tension is reducing gradually and countries are opening up we
decided to reach you.

In the proceedings of the summit, we unveiled most cyber crime victims that
were either contacted through compensation/inheritance/winnings and ripped
off their money or those who followed their processes but attempted to
assist them in transferring those funds despite that it failed somehow. We
deemed it fit that all victims must be compensated to make up their loss.

Be notified that you are among those selected to be among cyber crime
victims and a compensatory fee of $1,500,000.00 has been set out to be paid
to you for your loss.

Be informed that we will guide and assist you to receive the fund from the
bank and make up your loss.

Kindly get back to us for further instructions on how you will
receive your compensation.

Kindly reply me on my confidential email account :
canadianconsulate_tk@naver.com
We await your response.

Yours faithfully,
Att. Philip Lucas

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