419 scam: "General S.H Bello"<root@teste.com> Compensation Payment Notification .

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- femdaniels@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "General S.H Bello" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <femdaniels@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 12:40:04 -0300
Subject: Compensation Payment Notification .

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED NATIONS in Central Bank to pay 15 victims from your country who has being Victims of Internet scam .The United Nations has decided to pay you $16,500,000 USD (Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your $16,500,000 USD compensation funds. We have been having a meeting for the past Seven months which ended Three days ago with the former secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.

SECURITY & FINANCIAL CONTACT AGENT:
NAME:Femi Daniels
EMAIL:femdaniels@gmail.com

You are advised to send your communication particulars,

Full names
Age
Telephone
Fax numbers
Mailing Address
Your file Reference below (RE-1077_V)

Yours Faithfully,
Secretary United Nations
United Kingdom
General S.H Bello
(Financial Officer)United Nations.

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