419 scam: Mcfatridge Burn <fismary2004@gmail.com> Compensation

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crimes commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "michkoko@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +2348185770009
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.
- michkoko@minister.com (Minister; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mcfatridge Burn <fismary2004@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jd.mcf1940@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 12:01:27 -0800
Subject: Compensation

FROM: THE UNITED NATIONS,
REGARDING RECOVERY OF YOUR LOST MONEY AND
POVERTY ALLEVIATION/FINANCIAL AID

Hello,

We hereby inform you that the Scotland Yard Police, Interpol, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, (FBI) United States of America, the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria and all the African
Crime fighter leaders have come together to stop scam/internet fraud
in Nigeria and all round Africa. We have recovered over US$2.6 Billion
Dollars from the people we have behind bars.

Our duty is to make sure we stop internet scam and money laundering.
As for today we have put a lot of fraudsters in jail. We go all over
Africa to pick this internet rats, we have over 8,273 of them in our
jail around Africa and we are still looking for more. We are aware
that a lot of foreigners out there have been deceived and lost their
hard earn money to these fraudsters after promising them percentages
in their letters/e-mails for their impending help to move funds out
Africa including fake lottery winning notification and at the end of
the day, they will collect thousands of dollars from you without a
successful end. It was agreed that to retain the good image of our
country and the rest of African countries, all the victims who lost
his/her hard earn money to these faceless thieves will be compensated
with just US$500,000,00 (five hundred thousand Dollars).

This poverty alleviation will help you to start a new life. Please,
we apologies that you take our offer as little as it is due to the
fact that (victims) in our pay list are too numerous. We en-back on
this pay back from the money we recovered from these fraudsters, so
you are advice to contact Mr. Mark Williams our agent in Nigeria, let
him know if you are still interested to get your compensated sum of
US$500, 000. 00 (five hundred thousand Dollars) via Master Card to you
today as he have been waiting to hear from you to help him complete
this delivery to you. Contact him with your personal information
bellow for your Master Card delivery.

FULL NAME...ADDRESS....COUNTRY....PHONE NUMBER...AGE....ID
CARD/DRIVERS LICENSE.INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT

Agent Name: Mr. Mark Williams
Email: michkoko@minister.com OR michkoko@yandex.com
Cell: +234-8185770009

Thank and remain Bless
Mr. Mcfatridge J. Burn

Supervising Manage

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