419 scam: "INSPECTOR MARTINS CHRIS INTERPOL DEPARTMENT OFFICE"<info@office.com> RE:YOUR PAYMENT UNPAID BENEFICIARY

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "consignment " (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)
- "million us 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)
- "million 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)
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.
- chrismartins101@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INSPECTOR MARTINS CHRIS INTERPOL DEPARTMENT OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chrismartins101@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2017 01:29:54 -0800
Subject: RE:YOUR PAYMENT UNPAID BENEFICIARY

INTERPOL & SCAM VICTIMS WORLD REGULATORY OFFICE
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS REGULATORY POLICE DEPARTMENT
INTER-CONTINENTAL DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPT.
FROM THE DESK OF: INSPECTOR MR MARTINS CHRIS

DEAR UNPAID BENEFICIARY,

I am INSPECTOR MR MARTINS CHRIS Firstly i will introduce this commission (INTERPOL) International Police. We fight cyber crime, internet fraud, scam and money laundering in Africa, London, United State and Asian region. Our commission has been in existences since 2005 and our duty is to stop internet fraud. We have over 11,500 fraudsters in our Central prisons around UK, Asia and we are still on the lookout for more. We are aware that a lot of foreigners have been deceived and huge amounts of money have been lost to them.

The Leaders of the UN Crime Fighters, have come together to inform the world what is going on and we have recovered over $ 422 Million Dollars (Four Hundred and Twenty two Million Dollars) from the people we have apprehended. Your reference (Email ID) was given to us by one of the fraudsters in our detention room after serious investigation and our aim is to refund all lost funds to its legitimate owners.

The INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)and the UN(UNITED NATION)in Affiliation with WORLD BANK and SUN-TRUST BANK OF USA has approved a total of $7 Million US Dollars only (US $ 7,000,000.00),as compensation to the loss that you incurred as this was a ceiling rate. Some suffered more while others suffered less and the idea is to restore back to the position that you would have been if not defrauded.

1.Unpaid Contract Fund
2.Undelivered Next of Kin Fund
3.Undelivered consignment
4.Undelivered Lottery Fund
5.Undelivered Investment Fund

The information received so far confirm that there has been a failure of leadership in respect of promises made by the various officials in Africa and overseas.The intervention of the International Police compensation Center is to restore sanity

In addition to the compensation amount approved in your favor is Three Million US Dollars only (US $3,500.000,00), making it a total of Ten Million US Dollars. This will be paid to you in the next few days.We still seek for others who feel they are wise and hope that you will be of assistance by giving us more information as per clue in apprehending them. The UN has issued instructions that foreign payment should be via ATM VISA PREPAID CARD AND ONLINE TRANSFERS TO YOUR OWN LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT and no representative(s) will be accepted in order to avoid diversion of beneficiary's funds into their private account.You can visite our website for more information :http://www.un.org/en/

We do hereby ask you to contact this office immediately with your personal data such as,

Full name......................
Address........................
country........................
Origin Company's name and position ....................... (if any)
Present occupation...................................
Mobile/phone number...................................

for communication for ratification and to redeem your compensation.

Best Regards
INSPECTOR MR MARTINS CHRIS
INTERPOL & SCAM VICTIMS
EMAIL :chrismartins101@hotmail.com

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