419 scam: office memo <officememo9@gmail.com> Attn,From ICSID

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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- willisgerry4untx@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: office memo <officememo9@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:19:28 +0100
Subject: Attn,From ICSID

Attn,
A compensation payment is being arranged for you by the ICSID/SEC to
compensate you for the loss you might have incurred in the pursuit of
your contract or Inheritance payment with the government of some West
African countries so many years ago.I want to inform you that your
email account was retrieved from some fraudsters caught who confessed
having defrauded many foreigners some years ago and after due
consideration you were included for a compensation payment while the
culprits found guilt are right now in jail.

The present government,after due consideration and advise from the
ICSID,SEC,EU,UN and the AU decided that a compensation amount
of$1,750,000.00 should be paid to you and nine others each.We at the
ICSID and Securities and Exchange Commission have been charged to
assist in this by going through the Stock Exchange and Chamber of
commerce to trade stocks to raise capital for this compensation Payment to you.

Its obvious that some of this hoodlums are presently at large.If
youhave any dealings with such,you are advised to henceforth put a
stop and also disregard their mails from now onward.

Do respond as soon as Possible.Your interest to collect/receive this
compensation payment so that we can move on with the procedures.Reply
to my private email willisgerry4untx@yahoo.com

Yours Faithfully.
Barr Gerald Williams Esq
(Debt Recovery Director international center for settlement of
investment disputes(ICSID)

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