419 scam: "Mr. MAXWELL BROOKS"<maxwell@yahoo.com> FROM: Charterd Finance & Securities

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348074968593 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- compensationfund111@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. MAXWELL BROOKS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <compensationfund111@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 22:03:44 +0330
Subject: FROM: Charterd Finance & Securities

FROM: Charterd Finance & Securities

SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.

SIR/MADAM,

SCAMMED VICTIM/ $500,000 BENEFICIARIES.

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: CF&sc/02354 $500,000 USD.

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED NATIONS

in Central Bank in conjuction with the WORLD BANK GROUP OF THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA to pay you victims of scam $500,000 USD (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars). You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $500,000 USD compensations funds.

Send a copy of your response to official email:

NAME: Mr Mike Anderson.

EMAIL: compensationfund111@yahoo.co.jp

PHONE: 009 234 807 496 8593

SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE:

CF&sc/02354 $500,000 USD.

You are advise to foward your contact details to me immediately to enable us proceed and pay your compensation fund to you,such as your name,address,phone numbers,and country of origin.

NOTE: It will cost you $190 to deliver you fund to your delivery address, if you are not intrested in getting your fund please do not contact Mr Mike Anderson.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. MAXWELL BROOKS

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