419 scam: "J. Vasquez"<jvvvasquez111@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:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "J. Vasquez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jvvvasquez11@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2016 08:10:24 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION

(INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAM)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870UNITED NATIONS PLAZA20-ANEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX0211

Good Day,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family. You may not understand the reason why this mail came to you. We have been in a board meeting for the passed (4) months which ended 3 days ago.

This email is sent to all the people that have been scammed,therefore putting you in various debts in your bank. The UNITED NATIONS agreed upon to compensate them with the sum of US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United State Dollars Only). This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum,inheritance fund and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problem, victims of internet dating E.T.C. We found your name and information in our list of those scammed, this is the reason why we are contacting you to let you know that the funds will be releasing to you inform of compensation, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to reconfirm your personal information once again to enable me forward it to the PAYING BANK for the immediate release of your funds to you. Therefore, don't forget to send your full Name and telephone number/your correct mailing address and also your international passport and, your email address

I look forward to receive the listed information's to enable me forward it to the paying bank for the processing and release of your compensation fund with immediate effect

Thanking you

MR. JASON VASQUEZ
REPRESENTING COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
NATIONS ORGANIZATION.

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