419 scam: "ELEPHANT HOUSE"<mailnotepad@mail.com> RE.........SCAMMED VICTIM COMPENSATION OF $4M to $7M............

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "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 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.
- +2348183537083
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.
- wfederalfinanceminister@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ELEPHANT HOUSE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wwledumfederalfinanceministry@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 05:31:19 -0700
Subject: RE.........SCAMMED VICTIM COMPENSATION OF $4M to $7M............

ELEPHANT HOUSE, 214 BROAD STREET ,
8TH FLOOR, LAGOS NIGERIA .
Tel: +2348183537083
mail: broffice@nig.org.

SCAMMED VICTIM COMPENSATION OF $4M to $7M

Attn: Beneficiary

This is to bring to your notice that DR JAMES GODSON the representative of Nigeria to the
International Monetary Fund(IMF) has been appointed by IMF/International Financial & Economic Crime Unit to Nigeria in association with with Federal Ministry of Financeto pay 150 scammed victims the amount of $4M to 7$M (FOUR Million to SEVEN Million United States Dollars) each. You have been listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount in the second phase of the Economy Reform Project; I would like you to Provide/confirm your detail, so that your compensation would be paid out to you.

On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last IMF/Economic Reform meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners and the Nigeria to the scam artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to retain the good image of the country, the President of the country is now paying 150 victims of this operators$4M to 7$M USD each in accordance with the IMF recommendations. Due to the corrupt official in Nigeria the payments are to be paid by Mr. Walter West Ledum of Federal Ministry of Finance

According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, Most of the victims are from the United States while the rest are Europeans, Asians, Australians Africa include Nigeria. We still have more 85 left to be paid the compensations of $4M to 7$M each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested in Lagos, Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him/anyone for any reason what so ever as the Interpol is already on trace of the criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their applications as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.

You are advised to contact Walter West Ledum ( Chairman Payment Transfer Dept) OF Federal Finance Minister E-mail: wfederalfinanceminister@yahoo.com, Private Phone: +234- 8183537083 as he is our representative in Nigeria we trust, contact him
immediately for the release of your payment These funds are kept under the security of the IMF.

Best regards,
DR JAMES GODSON
TEL: +2348183537083

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