419 scam: "Rev. Father Augustin"<webmaster@topsunit.com> Claim your Over Due Compensation Fund!

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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:
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Father Augustin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revfatheragustin@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:54:30 -0700
Subject: Claim your Over Due Compensation Fund!

Claim your Over Due Compensation Funds.

Attention:

I am Rev Father Augustin Goodluck. A Diplomat by profession, this is to inform you about your compensation Funds of ($5.5M) that has been brought here in Douglas Charlotte Int'l Airport USA From United States Secretary of State, Mrs. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON OFFICE, which is to be delivered to you in your house address.
Your fund delivery was stopped due to the Death Notification of yours which was brought to our notice and a letter of your fund transfer authorization by one Mr. Caleb Hoffman that you are dead and that you made him the sole beneficiary and next of kin to your fund worth US$5.5M, So we want you to get back to my Office if you are not really dead as he said, please you are hereby informed that the US$ 5.5M will be delivered to your home address once you get back to me today, so all I require from you is your full address of where the delivery will be made to you.

I am awaiting your urgent response along with your information’s:

1. Your house address
2. Your Full name
3. Phone Number,
4. Age
5. Male/Female
6. Occupation
7) A copy of your ID

To have me conclude delivery of your compensation Funds of ($5.5M) to you.

Sincerely,
Rev Father Augustin Goodluck.
940-603-2910

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