419 scam: "Robert B Bristol"<robertbristol743@yahoo.com> 2012 SCAMMED VICTIMS COMPENSATION PAYMENT

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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:
- "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)
- "economic and financial crimes commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- paulowen362@yahoo.com.my (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert B Bristol" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paulowen362@yahoo.com.my>
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2012 09:28:10 -0400
Subject: 2012 SCAMMED VICTIMS COMPENSATION PAYMENT

UNITED NATIONS & AFRICAN UNION
2012 SCAMMED VICTIMS COMPENSATION PAYMENT
(AFRICAN CHAPTER NIGERIA )

OFFICE OF THE UN/AU AFRICAN REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE NIGERIA

ATTN:

This is to bring to your notice that the above mentioned office through me Robert B Bristol the Official Representative and Delegate from the United Nations and African Union liaison Office Nigeria to pay 100 African,European,American and Asian 419 scam victims the sum of USD$500,000.00 each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims.On this faithfully recommendations,I want you to know that the UN has resolved with African Union (AU) under the endorsement of the Federal Government of Nigeria seating in Abuja,It was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings held over the loss of funds by various foreigners to the scam's artists operating in syndicates all over the world today.In other to retain the good image of the African Union (AU) and the countries therein,The AU and UN in conjunction is now paying 100 victims of this scam syndicated operators the sum of USD$500,000.00 each,Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking systems here in Africa ,the payments ar

According to the numbers of victims / beneficiaries at hand,80 beneficiaries has been paid ,half of the victims are from the United States and Canada and the rest from Asia and Europe,we still have more 20 approval listed left to be paid the compensations of USD$500,000.00(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD) each as stipulated Your particulars was mentioned by some group of the syndicates,who was arrested in Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria respectively at the early part of the month as one of their victims of the scam operations,though the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( E.F.C.C) and Federal Bureau Intelligence (FBI) was already on trace of those criminals and still investigating to get more information from them that can lead to more arrest of their chief syndicate's
and with there fraudulent Banks here in Nigeria,Ghana,Togo ,Benin and other African Banks that are involved.Therefore,you are now advise to stop replying or contacting any of the syndicates email or telephone numbers as soon as you get this urgent message from this office,This is to enable you receive your compensation fund swiftly without

much delay and hitches.You can receive your compensations payments from the below office
also send your details, full names, direct phone number, country of origin,occupation,copy of ID, Send all to

ATLAS SECURITY OFFICE
MALAYSIA
paulowen362@yahoo.com.my
Officer to contact; Mr PAUL OWEN

Looking forward to hear from you..
Yours Sincerely In Service,
Robert B Bristol
AU/UN Representative On Compensation Payment .
African liaison Office Abuja Nigeria.

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