419 scam: "Director World Debt Reconciliation Committee"<hr@mail.yamoffice.yam.com> FROM: MR. BEN SEAL COLE. (Director World Debt Reconciliation Committee. )

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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!

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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.
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- paulmorgan09@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Director World Debt Reconciliation Committee" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paulmorgan09@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:39:06 -0700
Subject: FROM: MR. BEN SEAL COLE. (Director World Debt Reconciliation Committee. )

NOTIFICATION FROM WORLD DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE
UK & WEST AFRICA INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS (IMF)
IN CONJUCTION WITH THE UNITED NATION .

FROM: MR. BEN SEAL COLE.

Director World Debt Reconciliation Committee.

Attn : Sir/Ma,

We are pleased to inform you that We are World Debt Reconciliation Committee newly set up by The International Bank For Reconciliation And Development(WORLD BANK)and the International Monetary Fund(IMF)based on series of petitions we received from International Bodies such as Co-operate Bodies and Non-Governmental Organizations(NGO)on the inability of some Government of different countries in the World, Commercial banks and World Lottery Organization to settle their clients Contract debt, Inheritance Fund and Winning prize fund.

After an extensive close door meeting between the Board of Directors of WORLD BANK AND iNTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND), It was resolved and agreed upon that this body-WORLD INTERNATIONAL DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE will work extensively to ensure that all outstanding Contract Payment, Your Inheritance and Lottery Winning prize fund will be paid without any hitch and delay through the World Bank and IMF Insurance body.

It may interest you to know that during our investigation, we uncovered an outstanding unpaid/unclaimed sum of money in your name and a mandate has been given to our commitee,World Debt Reconciliation Committee, to contact you for the payment of your funds.

Note that on receipt of your confirmation,your funds which we have recovered from where it has been held up after reconfirmation of ownership has been processed for immediate payment based on your choice of payment.

Urgently furnish this Office with your contact information to enable us open up communication with you regarding the payment of your fund.

You are advised to contact us immediately for further details and note you can contact the officer in charge at the payment department for guildlines and how to process your claim from the recovered funds and note that this transaction will be legaly handle with Government and Organisations support so contact him immediately via his e-mail.

Contact Name: Mr Paul Morgan
E-MAIL : - paulmorgan09@yahoo.com.hk

Thanks.

Yours Faithfully,

MR.BEN SEAL COLE.
Director World Debt Reconciliation Committee

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