419 scam: "MR.IBRAHIM" <fplc379@gmail.com> your compensation fund

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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:

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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.IBRAHIM" <fplc379@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "MR.IBRAHIM" <alfredjohnson51@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 20:44:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: your compensation fund

Dear friend,

I'm
sorry but happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay though I
tried my best to involve you in the business but God decided the whole
situations. Presently I am United Arab Emirates for investment projects
with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget
your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds
despite that it failed us somehow. Now contact my secretary his name:
MR.ALFRED JOHNSON.

Ask him to send you the total of $750.000.00
which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts
to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time
very much. So feel free and get in touched with my secretary MR.ALFRED
JOHNSON and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Please
do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy
after all the sufferings at that time. In the moment, I am very busy
here because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are
having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to
the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get
in touch with MR.ALFRED JOHNSON he will send the amount to you without
any delay.

Regards,
Mr.Ibrahim

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