419 scam: COMPENSATION FUND<fund@mail.sy> COMPENSATION FUND

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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.
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.
- brianinfo101@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: COMPENSATION FUND<fund@mail.sy>
Reply-To: brianinfo101@gmail.com
Date: 18 Apr 2023 21:45:32 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION FUND

Attention,

This is to inform you that we have been working towards the
eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Africa with the
help of
the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the United Nations (UN),
the European Union (EU) and FBI. We have been able to track down
some scam artist
in various parts of African countries which includes (Nigeria,
Republic of Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Senegal with cote
d,ivore)
and they are all in Government custody now, they will appear at
International Criminal Court (ICC) soon for Justice.

During the course of investigation, they were able to recovered
some funds from these scam artists and IMF organization have
ordered the
funds recovered to be shared among the 10 Lucky people listed
around the World as a compensation.

This notice is been directed to you because your email address
emerged as one of the lucky beneficiaries to receive the
compensation fund. You are therefore being compensated with sum
of ($3,950,000.00) valid into an (ATM Card Number 4577 9318 0492
3176).

Since your email address is among the lucky beneficiaries who
will receive a compensation funds, we have arranged your payment
to be paid
to you through ATM VISA CARD and deliver to your postal address
with the Pin code as to enable you withdrawal maximum of $5,000
on each
withdrawal from any Bank ATM Machine of your choice until all the
funds are exhausted. The ATM Card with Security Pin number shall
be
delivered to you via courier service depend your choice.

In order to proceed with this transaction, you will be required
to
contact the director in-charge (Mr.Kenndy Eric) Kindly look below
to find
appropriate contact information:

CONTACT THE DIRECTOR : Mr. Kenndy Eric
Email: ( brianinfo101@gmail.com)
You will be required to e-mail him with the following
information:

YOUR FULL NAME:
YOUR AGE:
ADDRESS:
YOUR COUNTRY:
CITY:
DIRECT CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:

We advise you to stop all communications with everyone regarding
your
payment and now urge you to
comply and receive your ATM Card funds.

Thanks for your understanding as you follow instructions while I
wait
to hear from you today.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Hamza Ibrahim,

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