419 scam: "Mrs. Debra Price"<web@saigonbank.com.vn> Re: Your $500,000 compensation payout

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- +2348069096691 (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.
- revfatherpeterclever@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Debra Price" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <debraprice1961@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:19:18 +0200
Subject: Re: Your $500,000 compensation payout

Dear friend,

My name is Mrs. Debra Price, I reside here in New Braunfels Texas. My residential address is as follows, 108 Crockett Court. Apt 303, New Braunfels Texas, United States, am thinking of relocating since I am now rich. I have fallen for various Scams in the past and happened to be one of those that took advantage of the Scam Victims Compensation Exercise organised by the Nigerian Scam Victims Reconciliation Commission in 2007 but since then they refused to pay me because I was working with the wrong office. I had paid over $4,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

Having experienced all that, I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my compensation documents and was advised to meet Reverend Father Peter Clever who happens to be a member of the Compensation Award Committee. On contacting him, he explained everything to me. He said whoever is cont acting us outside his office is a fake as he is the Public Relations Officer and all such correspondence should come from his office.

He took me to the paying Bank for the claim of my Cheque (Compensation Payout). Right now, I am the happiest woman on earth because I have received $500,000.00 as compensation. Before my departure, Rev. Fr. Peter Clever showed me a list comprising those that were yet to receive their own payment. He told me he has been trying to reach them but was yet to hear from any of them. I saw your name and email address as that of one of the Beneficiaries, this is why I decided to email you and let you know you must stop dealing with those people. They are not with your Funds; they are only making money out of you.

I will advise you to contact Reverend Father Peter Clever. You have to contact him directly on the information shown below.

JOAKIN COMPENSATION HOUSE
Name: REV. FR. PETER CLEVER
Email: revfatherpeterclever@gmail.com
Phone: +234-806-909-6691

Those people (SCAMMERS) are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up before you know it, stop now so you don't end up losing all you got.

The only money I paid after I met Rev. Fr. Peter Clever was $205 for the paper work, take note of that. Having said that, I will advise you to contact Rev. Fr. Peter Clever so that he can help you receive your own compensation fund of $500,000.00 just like myself instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around and asking you for different kind of fees to complete your transaction.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Mrs. Debra Price.

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