419 scam: "H.E. RONNY ABRAHAM" <WWW@green.ocn.ne.jp> 2018 LUCKY COMPENSATION AWARD

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "international court of justice" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- unitedbiowa@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "H.E. RONNY ABRAHAM" <WWW@green.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "H.E. RONNY ABRAHAM" <unitedbiowa@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2018 03:28:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: 2018 LUCKY COMPENSATION AWARD

This is to inform you that, we have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Africa with the help of Organization of African Unity (OAU), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various parts of African countries and Europe, which includes (Nigeria, United Kingdom, Spain, Ghana, Cameroon and Senegal) and they are all in Government custody now, they will appear at International Criminal Court (ICC) Hague (Netherlands) soon for Criminal/Fraud Justice. During the course of our investigation, we have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists. The United Nations Anti-Crime Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have ordered that the money recovered from the scammers to be shared among 100 Lucky people around the World for compensation. This Email/Letter is been directed to you because your email address and country name was found in one of the scammers Artists profile and computer hard-disk while the investigation, maybe you have been scammed. You are therefore being compensated with the sum of US3, 500,000.00 (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars). We have arranged your payment to be paid to you direct to your bank account in your country. To receive the above fund, you are therefore advised to contact the (United Bank Of Iowa Agent) who will transfer the fund to your bank account from United Bank Of Iowa. We have advised the Bank Agent to open online bank account for you and lodge the total fund into the account and send you all the information where you can have access to the account and see your total amount online then you can make transfer to your personal bank account while at home or at office. Kindly contact United Bank Of Iowa, now with the below contact details: If this mail come as an Error Ignore it and Delete Immediately. Your compensation code number is (NPXX7046654)

Contact: Mrs. Andrea Elution
Chief Executive Director
United Bank Of Iowa 51445, USA
Email: unitedbiowa@gmail.com

Contact her now and forward the below details to her

1. Your Full Name
2. Your Address
3. Your Age
4. Your Mobile Number

H.E.MR. RONNY ABRAHAM,
President of International Court of Justice
Carnegieplein 22517 KJ The Hague The Netherlands
Website.www.icj-cij.org/en

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