419 scam: "clearance house west africa"<zzztbq@comtube.com> Compensation Approval

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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:
- ",500,000" (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.
- clearancehousewestafrica@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "clearance house west africa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <clearancehousewestafrica@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 15:52:03 +0100
Subject: Compensation Approval

This is to officially inform you that we have been having
meetings for the past Three (3) Weeks which ended two days
ago with Mr. Jim Yong Kim the World Bank president and other
seven continent presidents on the Congress we treated on
solution to Scam victim problems.
Note: we have decided to contact you following the reports
we received from Anti-Fraud International Monitoring Group,
your name/email has been submitted to us, therefore the
> United Nations have agreed to compensate you with the sum of
(USD$1,500,000) this compensation is also including
international business that failed due to Government
problems etc.

We have arranged your payment through our ATM MasterCard
which is the latest instruction from the World Bank
president Mr. Jim Yong Kim, therefore be advice to contact
our Representative Agent. Dr. Kyle Raman who is in position
to release your ATM MasterCard, Contact him immediately with
your information`s as listed below:

Your Full Name: ............
> Address: ....................
Receiving Country: ................
Your Prevent Telephone: .................
Our Representative Agent contact below:

Contact Person Name: Dr. Kyle Raman
West African Clearance House; E-mail address;clearancehousewestafrica@gmail.com

Once again for the collection of your ATM MasterCard,
contact our representative Dr. Kyle Raman to enable you
confirm your payment without any further delay and note that
any other contact you made out side his office is at of your
own risk.

Regards,
Deputy Secretary-General

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