419 scam: "PAYMENT REFUND COMMISSION OFFICE" <ali@gmail.com> READ AND UNDERSTAND!!!

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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:
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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.
- onukwuo104@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PAYMENT REFUND COMMISSION OFFICE" <ali@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <onukwuo104@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:04:06 -0500
Subject: READ AND UNDERSTAND!!!

Payment Refund Commission (PRC)
ECOWAS License Office.
Abuja,Nigeria.

I'm Mr.Arif Ali, Chairman, Payment Refund Commission (PRC) as detailed above. This is a Refund Commission set up by the new President of Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan, ECOWAS Chairman to help restore the International image of our continents mostly West Africa and to fight against corruption in all ECOWAS member countries on the 9th Day of June 2014 with a five Key Agenda. The five key objectives of this Commission are stated thus:

1). To recover and refund to the legal owner any money extorted illegal from any Foreigner
2). To recover and refund to the legal owner any property extorted illegally from any Foreigner
3). To recover and refund to the legal owner any contractual payment denied from any Foreigner
4). To recover and refund to the legal owner any confiscated or diverted payment from any Foreigner
5). TO Fish-out and prosecute any illegal act perpetuated against any Foreigner in the country

If you fall in any of the above category or have a case not mentioned where money was extorted from you in Nigeria or within West Africa, do not hesitate in contacting this commission at (onukwuo104@gmail.com) with the following details, (1) Your Full Name, (2) Country (3) Address (4) Occupation (5) sex (6) Direct phone number. Our Mission is cogent as well as our objectives while all general efforts are geared towards re-branding the International image of ECOWAS. Thanks for your understanding.

Mr. Arif Ali
Chairman,Payment Refund Commission (PRC)
ECOWAS License Office.
Abuja,Nigeria.

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