419 scam: Compensation Department <usenet506@citiz.net> urgent

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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)
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.
- affairsinternational94@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Compensation Department <usenet506@citiz.net>
Reply-To: Compensation Department <affairsinternational94@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 05:46:13 +0800 (CST)
Subject: urgent

ECONOMICAL AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
Address:6A Olumeni Street Old GRA,
Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Attention to you,

When your name appeared on the list of approved beneficiaries few years ago and was reported to us, we contacted you to refer you to the Federal Ministry for Finance to seek compensation fund which hundreds of scammed victims got, the email we sent you may have not been delivered or you ignored it, I am writing you now because you are needed to take a decision on the compensation fund you have here, you may have received emails hundreds of emails from impostors in the last 10 or 11years till date telling you about this and that millions and if you don't come down to Nigeria in person to pursue the release of the ONLY true compensation fund you have here, it will be difficult for you to believe even what I write, the scam you suffered in the past and that experience may even be what will deny you your true fund because once you are scammed you suspect everyone is lying to you and not trustworthy and that is why you are needed here in person or if you do not wish claim the fund, you are needed to confirm you are forfeiting the fund so they can change the ownership of the fund and award to other scammed victims seeking compensation fund.

You need to contact the Foreign Affairs Commission to make inquiry about your true approved fund and the status of that fund, contact the Foreign Affairs Commission, contact Hon Fabian Gilbert Obi on the following details bellow:

Foreign Affairs Commission
Hon Fabian Gilbert Obi E-mail: affairsinternational94@gmail.com

For any email you have received telling you about any millions approved here is scammed has been scam perpetrated by impostors, I can go through the records over and over again and tell you there is no other compensation apart from the $500,000.00 approved in your name few years ago but HELD by the FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR FINANCE UNDER ORDERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,you have the chance to claim the fund now and your attention is needed by the Federal Ministry for Finance or if you do not wish to pursue the release of the fund, your confirmation is needed and today.

Waiting for your response.

Detective Jack A. Murphy
INTERNET SCAM INVESTIGATION DEPT OF THE
Economical and Financial Crime

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