419 scam: "Mrs. Victoria Yu"<mr.godwiison@yahoo.fr> Your reimbursement

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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 beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- ifccdpt@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Victoria Yu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: < ifccdpt@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:03:00 +0100
Subject: Your reimbursement

Your reimbursement
Office Of The Secretary, Board Of Directors
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CREDIT COMMISSION (IFCC)
Route de Porto-Novo, Rep. of BENIN
##################

Dear Beneficiary,

You are hereby informed that your compensation amount of 950,000.00 EUROS by International Financial Credit Commission (IFCC) through a certified ATM CARD is ready and available. International Financial Credit Commission (IFCC) is a corresponding Directorate of African Financial Monetary Authority (AFMA) cum International Monetary & Financial Committee (IMFC), put in place for the accomplishment of compensation for reimbursing individuals who have either lost money by online/offline transactions, or due to the Global Economy and Financial crisis.

It is also for individuals who lost money through unclaimed Lottery payments, unpaid contracts and inheritance claims.

On this basis, AFMA & IMFC allocated a rei mbursement of 950,000.00 EUROS to compensate you as you are one of those individuals that the "General Data Dissemination System (GDDS)" have tracked for reimbursement under this private stimulus program.

An alternative payment method electronic systems is efficiently transferred to an INTERNATIONALLY CERTIFIED ATM Card. This is in line with the IMFC as the instituted Committee to release the reimbursement sum under a secure measure to the individual beneficiaries.

Reply for more details with your Confirmation Code below.

Your Confirmation Code is P601. Contact him with the confirmation CODE and reconfirm also your full name & valid address respectively.

Confirm receipt of this email immediately by replying through this official email; ( ifccdpt@yahoo.com). You should have no hesitation taking advantage of this stimulus program!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Victoria Yu,
Director Foreign Remit tance Department.
FOR: International Financial Credit Commission (IFCC)
Your reimbursement

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