419 scam: "Homeland Security"<info@info.com> LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Homeland Security" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <homeland.s001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:16:58 -0800
Subject: LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.

Deputy Commissioner, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
PO Box 1489 Tallahassee, FL 32302-1489
Tel:1305 320 1966
www.fdle.state.fl.us/osi/DomesticSecurity/
*****24HRS SERVICE *****

Dear Sir/Madam,

LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.
This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic value.

Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of Inheritance Payment transaction with some impersonators some while ago.
I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will like to introduce myself; I am (Thomas J. McInerney ) the Deputy Commissioner, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement

Presently, we are being paid by our government in order to avert beneficiary funds delays/fraud in Nigeria, Republic of Benin, UK etc.
So far in this present year, we have settled the likes of (Mrs. Debbie Hargrove, Mr. Micheal Wagner , Patricia Norton , Emason Ayers, Ptricia Cuets, Gobe Lopez etc).

You are being contacted by this office today because your Case File (Ai) is the very first File on our Settlement Files Cabinet. From our intelligent investigations and Probing processes we discovered that you are a victim of fraud/funds delay.
The "Homeland Security", is faithfully under our governance as the Deputy Commissioner, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement and to this Authority I took an oath of allegiance to settle all fraud victims/fund delay peacefully..
This Memorandum is to notify you that you will be settled by the Homeland Security from our initial Deposit Account. Your settlement will be actualized within 5 working days after your response to this Official Letter.

For further clarification/investigation kindly send the below information to us immediately:
1. Your residential address:
2. Mobile and fax number (for regular official contact).
3. Your inheritance funds value:
4. Amount which you have lost previously (if at all):

This above-mentioned information will officially enable us to carry out our verification processes and after that your compensation sum/Inheritance Funds will be electronically wired into your designated Bank account or through a Diplomatic Delivery Service, depending on which mode you prefer.

Your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your Payment because here in this office, we have several of listed victims to be settled.
Call me directly 1305 320 1966

Officially Signed,
Thomas J. McInerney
Deputy Commissioner, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement

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