419 scam: Compensation Office <officecompensation595@yahoo.com.tw> COULD THIS BE TRUE?

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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:
- "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 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.
- +2347069361534 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- js0299659@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Compensation Office <officecompensation595@yahoo.com.tw>
Reply-To: Compensation Office <js0299659@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 19:45:12 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: COULD THIS BE TRUE?

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FROM OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE FUND,OFFICE
ADDRESS 21 GOV ROD CA JACKSON 2 ABUJA NIGERIA

Urgent Attention.

We have received an official notification today,from MR ANDREW M.BORIS, who claimed that you have authorized him to handle everything
concerning the release of your inheritance Fund which is $4.2million Million (US DOLLARS), as he has confirmed to us that you are now in
the Hospital taking care of your illness, but in consideration to the nature of our Official services here, we deem it necessary that we
should get in touch with you first for confirmation before we can proceed with his request, therefore, we need your prompt instruction
to proceed with him in this matter or not. Below are the Bank account details that he has already forwarded to us for the purpose of
remitting the fund to him, thus:-

NAME;ANDREW M.BORIS,
ADDRESS:14626 BRIDLE TRACE LANE PINEVILLE,NC 28134-9141
TELEPHONE NUMBER:718-385-1292
BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA
BANK ADDRESS: 3407 OLD SPANISH TRAIL
ACCOUNT NAME: ANDREW M.BORIS
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 586012358866
ROUTING NUMBER: 113000023
SWIFT CODE: BOFAUS3N

NOTE: The release of the fund will be fixed as soon as we receive your prompt response to this message therefore, it is very important that
you should get in touch with us for immediate confirmation. If you need further information, feel free to get in touch with us by mail or
call our Financial Officer, Dr,James Spenser on his Official email address as soon as you receive this message today.here is the email
address youÂ will contact him(js0299659@gmail.com )or you can call him as soon as you receive this mail on his direct telephone number +234-7069361534. also
you should reconfirm your data where you need your fund to be transfer to your bank account or your full address where you want your bank
check will be delivered if youÂ need bank check.Get back to me as soon as you contact our Financial Officer,Dr,Dominic James for transfer of
your fund.

Keep me posted as soon as you contact Dr,Dominic James for transfer of your fund's.

Regards and God bless
Mr,Edwin Brown.

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