419 scam: "Michelle Thonnard" <lorena@duofusion.com> Transfer of US$4,500,000.00 Compensation to your bank account.

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
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.
- +448447748880
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.
- carolhodsonpd@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Michelle Thonnard" <lorena@duofusion.com>
Reply-To: carolhodsonpd@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:07:01 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Transfer of US$4,500,000.00 Compensation to your bank account.

Hello sir,

We wish to congratulate and inform you, that all transactions involving
Contract payment, inheritance, lottery funds, unclaimed funds, etc, has
been forwarded to our office for review and immediate payment of your long
delayed funds starting first, with a compensation amount of
US$4,500,000.00 to your bank account in your country.

Our investigations show that you have been going through hard times by
paying a lot of money to some dubious officials for the release of your
funds.
We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any
correspondence outside this office because you do not have to pay any
money or fee to receive your funds.

Your US$4,500,000.00 compensation funds will now be credited to your bank
account within three (3) working days and transfer copies forwarded to you
and your bankers for confirmation.

For the immediate payment of your US$4,500,000.00 compensation, kindly
contact today by email, our Payment Coordinator in the United Kingdom:

Mrs. Carol R. Hodson
4th Floor, #3 Whitehall Crt, London SW1A 2EL,United Kingdom.
Tel: +44-844-774-8880 Ext 10.
E-mail: carolhodsonpd@aol.co.uk

All correspondences to MRS.CAROL R. HODSON, by email should have this
Reference Number: 'UNC/45D/Z8UK ' sent along with your Contact Address and
Telephone number.

Yours faithfully,

Michelle Thonnard
United Nations Compensation Commission Unit.
Palais des Nations, Av. de la Paix 8-14,
1211 Geneva 10,Switzerland.

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