419 scam: "Miss Prisca Hassan." <www.@violin.ocn.ne.jp> COMPENSATION FUND

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +22969168127 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- kingsleyjery@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Prisca Hassan." <www.@violin.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Miss Prisca Hassan." <kingsleyjery@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:39:36 +0900 (JST)
Subject: COMPENSATION FUND

your efforts towards me,Hope all is well with you and your family?please am sorry for not writing you for a long time, i was very busy and you may not understand why this mail came to you but it is to let you celebrate with me after the past difficulties in life which we went through when we are having a business transaction which eventually we fail to conclude. I am using this opportunity to inform you that this business has finally been concluded with the assistance of another partner from London who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.

However, due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness You showed during the course of the transaction, I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to with the sum of $450,000.00 (Four hundred and fifty thousand united states dollars.

Well i have arranged your payment through swift Visa Card payment center of UBA bank Plc.The card center will issue a Visa Card of your funds with your names which will enable you to withdraw your money in any ATM Machine World wide, but the maximum is the sum of three thousand united states dollars only per day ($3,000).

kindly contact the below person who is in position to issue and release your visa card to you and also send the following information's as listed below to them.

Your full name.............................
Your address................................
Your country...............................
Your age...................................
Your occupation.............................
Your phone number..........................

Contact Person: Mr. Leo Benjamin,
Director: UBA bank Plc Visa Card Payment Department
Tel: +22969168127
Email: kingsleyjery@yahoo.com

The Visa Card payment center has been mandated to issue out your payment without any hitches in receiving your payment.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (VISA CARD-8411) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject..

Thanks and remain Bless my dear.

Yours Friend
Miss Prisca Hassan.

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