419 scam: Faith Domeo <domeo.faith@yahoo.pt> 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:

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:
- "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)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- unitedbankafrica658@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Faith Domeo <domeo.faith@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Faith Domeo <unitedbankafrica658@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 19:07:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: COMPENSATION!!

Â ATTENTION:

UN/ECOWAS COMMISSION.
B.P 76, FREEMAN HOUSE,
Rep. Du. Benin.

The (ECOWAS) Economic Community of West African State's GOVERNMENTS,
Resolved to pay you an ACCRUED INTEREST of your unclaimed Inheritance
/ contract and compensation Payment due to you since the year of 1990
till 2014. It's been released on a Special Payment Method called
(AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE SWIFT ATM CARD PAYMENT ), Which you shall be
withdrawing on daily bases until you claimed your total amount of
($5,700,000.00).. You are therefore advised to re-confirm the below
information to the paying officer in charge as the bonafide beneficiary.

Full Name:..
Delivery Address:..
Phone & Fax #:..
Age:..

Forward your details to the address below;

Mr.Frank David
Email:(unitedbankafrica658@yahoo.com)
Tel: (+229 ) 68557640.
Debt Management Office,(D.M.O) ATM CARD SWIFT CASH CENTER.
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BENIN.

Meanwhile, You shall certainly pay for the processing/affidavite bill
of which I do not know now until you get in touch with the officer.
After that the SWIFT CASH CENTER will supply you with your withdrawals
information; Such as your withdrawal limit, Pin code # and also the
activating serial numbers of your ATM card.

SINCERELY.
Faith Domeo
COORDINATOR UN/ECOWAS
DEBT LIQUIDATION COMMITTEE

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