419 scam: "REFUND"<info@admin.com> Subject: Payment / Compensation Valued US$1,000.000.00 ( One Million United St

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- dj8011226@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "REFUND" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dj8011226@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 03:26:42 +0100
Subject: Subject: Payment / Compensation Valued US$1,000.000.00 ( One Million United States Dollars,Only ).

Attention

Subject: Payment / Compensation Valued US$1,000.000.00 ( One Million United States Dollars,Only ).

l am mandated by the World Bank Debts Settlement Office, situated in Lagos , East Asia payment center to contact you in order to pay and transfer the above sum being payment / compensation awarded to you by the above organization.

Your payment file Number : WBDSC/ 0911U/ DBSTT/ 9UU14 , was brought to my Office for my signature to approve your payment. Going through your payment file, l discovered in your file that you are among those who were defrauded by a scammers named Mr.Kelly Nelson Charles soludo goswin emefe tony .

they are at this moment on r the run. they took away and stole several people's money and belongs, claiming to show love or kindness to his victims. So many people had fail victims to his criminal acts.

Your file was presented to my office as one of those who fail victim of his tricks. have gone through your file and discovered that they tricked you also took some money from you. l am saying this to stop you from sending further money to him/her in Lagos, although they declared them wanted by the law enforcement agency, in Nigeria because of his numerous criminal activities.

Now the World Bank Organization, has decided to compensate those who fail victim to this scam. Your name appeared to be among those to be compensated.

You are urged to contact Mr. Alec David, through the email address dj8011226@gmail.com , for advise on how and when you will receive the money allocated to compensate you.Already the World Bank Debts Settlement Office has mapped out enough funds to compensate each beneficiary with sum of US$1,000.000.00 ( One Million United States Dollars,Only ).note your are only to pay for the administarive papers work needed to back up your cliam to Mr. Alec David that all and get your fund transfer.

Regards

Mr. Franklin Williams

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