419 scam: "ANDREW G. MCCABE" COMPENSATION REFUND

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "huge amount of money" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- henrryjl01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ANDREW G. MCCABE"
Reply-To: <henrryjl01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2023 18:01:19 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION REFUND

Greetings of the Day,

After proper and several investigations and research at Western Union and Money Gram Office, we found your name in Western Union database among those that have sent money through Western Union and Money Gram, this proves that you have truly been swindled by those unscrupulous persons by sending money to them through Western Union/Money Gram in the course of getting one fund or the other that is not real.

In this regard a meeting was held between the Board of Directors of WESTERN UNION, MONEY GRAM, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alongside with the Ministry of Finance, As a consequence of our investigations it was agreed that the sum of Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars ($550,000.00 USD) should be transferred to you out from the funds that The United States Department of the Treasury has set aside as compensation payment for scam victims.

We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various part of the countries which includes (UK, CANADA, BENIN REPUBLIC, NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA AND MALAYSIA), they are all in the custody, also huge amount of money was recovered from the scam artists. In reference to this, meeting was held between the United Nation, United States government and the African Union along side the Board of Directors and agreement was reached that scam victims will be compensated with the money recovered from those scam artist.

NOTICE: this e-mail is been directed to you because during our investigations, your email address and your full names was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody. In reference to this regards, you will be compensated with the sum of Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars ($550,000.00 USD). Meanwhile, the FBI has requested for an evidence proving that you are a victim of a scam. In reference to this regards the FBI has appointed a United State base Attorney (Henry J. Laurens) here in the State to advocate on your behalf and provide the requested evidence to process the payment approval for your fund to be release to you.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The only fee you're to pay to the Attorney is the consultancy fee $790.00 only for procurement of the legal evidence

Kindly verify your details to Attorney Henry J. Laurens to enable him process and secure evidence to aid release of your payment to you, also make sure your details and residential address are provided correctly to avoid any atom of mistake and delay during the process.

(1) Your Full Name: ...................
(2) Full Residential Address:..........
(3) Direct Phone Number: ..............
(4) Occupation.........................
(5) Valid ID Card: ....................

CONTACT PERSON: Attorney Henry J. Laurens
E-MAIL ADDRESS: henrryjl01@gmail.com

As soon as he received your details, the processing to aid the release of your compensation refund will be facilitated immediately.

Treat as urgent!

Yours sincerely,
ANDREW G. MCCABE
DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

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