419 scam: " Mr.Smith " <cmekoua@sni.cm> COMPENSATION PAYMENT APPROVED !!!

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",500,000" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348032951600 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: " Mr.Smith " <cmekoua@sni.cm>
Reply-To: batesmichaelward@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 06:37:15 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION PAYMENT APPROVED !!!

>From Mr. Peter Magu Chairman Compensation Payment Committee National Assemb=
ly Abuja Attention: Beneficiary, This letter is written in order to change =
your Life from today, we have received information from our monitoring netw=
ork that you have sent so much payment through Western Union and Money Gram=
to Nigeria, and to some other part of the World in recent times without re=
ceiving any payment to your name, further investigation reveals that you ha=
ve lost hope towards receiving your payment having been deceived so many ti=
mes. Following the ongoing re-branding of Nigeria and image laundering bein=
g promulgated by Nigeria Government to the International Communities, the F=
ederal Government of Nigeria have instructed our committee to compensate yo=
u with the sum of $1,500,000 ( One Million Five Hundred Thousand United Sta=
te Dollars) We will be able to pay you this $1,500,000 in piece meal of dai=
ly $2500 through Western Union or Money Gram so that you will receive quick=
money to solve your urgent financial problem. In case you do not want to r=
eceive your compensation payment through western union or money gram, we wi=
ll send you an atm card for the total sum of $1,500,000 or through Bank to =
Bank transfer. Since you have been fighting to receive large sum of money f=
or the past months/years from our Contract/inheritance payment without succ=
ess, it is wise andbetter for you to first receive this compensation paymen=
t. We want to inform you that the members of Compensation Payment Committee=
are all honorable men of Great Repute who have serve the Federal Governmen=
t of Nigeria in different high ranking capacities, we also want to inform y=
ou that we were all appointed by our respected President his Excellency Muh=
ammadu Buhari to pay foreign Debt such as Contract Debt, Inheritance/Next o=
f Kin Debt, Compensation Debt, Lottery Debt, Purchase/Sales of Good Debt, a=
nd all other kind of Debt own Foreigner by Nigeria Government, in order to =
restore back the good image of Nigeria before the international Communities=
. You are advice to reply to me immediately you receive this mail, so that =
you will receive your own payment. In case you want to commence receiving y=
our payment, kindly reply now with ANSWERS to the Questions below, Your Ful=
l Name Your Contact Resident Address Your Direct Telephone Mobile/ Home And=
office Telephone/ Fax Number Your Occupation Your AGE What You Do For A Li=
ving? How Many Months Or Years You Have Been Expecting your Payment The Pla=
ce you sent Money Last whether Nigeria or London etc The Last Amount of Mon=
ey You sent to Nigeria and What Month or Year. Upon the receipt of this ema=
il kindly send the required information and make sure that you call me for =
more concrete discussion +2348032951600 Mr. Peter Magu Chairman Compensatio=
n Payment Committee National Assembly Abuja Nigeria

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