419 scam: Jose da Luz Oliveira Fernandes <jose.o.fernandes@agu.gov.br> FROM INTERPOL

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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:
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "interpol.westafrica@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "interpol.westafrica@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "interpol.westafrica@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Jose da Luz Oliveira Fernandes <jose.o.fernandes@agu.gov.br>
Reply-To: "interpol.westafrica@ymail.com" <interpol.westafrica@ymail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 13:48:19 +0000
Subject: FROM INTERPOL

INTERPOL WEST AFRICA, SUB-REGION, ABUJA NIGERIA
Reply to our Direct Email Address: interpol.westafrica@ymail.com

Attention Beneficiary,

We bring to your notice the arrest of two fraudsters who have been
defrauding foreigners with the intention of giving them loan, fake
lottery winning, investment proposal, ATM Cards, Bank Drafts etc.
We arrested them due to the report we received from different people
from Africa, Europe, Asia and America.

During interrogation, they made a confessional statement that they
have succeeded in defrauding twenty people with their fake loan
company and other proposals and we discovered that you were one of
their victim.

We seized their properties and sold them and the government of Nigeria
said we should compensate their twenty victims with the money raised
from their sized properties and also the money we recovered from their
bank accounts.

We have mapped out $120,000.00 United States Dollars for each of you
who happens to be their victim. You are to send us your valid Identity
card, your telephone number, your home address and provide us with your
bank account co-ordinates which you will use to receive your recovered
funds and if there is any other preferred means which you will want to use to
receive your funds, do let us know and provide the details.

NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND YOUR REPLY TO OUR DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS: interpol.westafrica@ymail.com

We are sorry for what you must have passed through in the hands of
these fraudsters. Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,

Agent Emmanuel Alues
Director, Interpol West Africa Sub-region Nigeria
Reply to our Direct Email Address: interpol.westafrica@ymail.com

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