419 scam: Mrs Mary Johnson <paymentscamvictims@ymail.com> DIRECTOR SCAMMED VICTIM 5.5MILLION DOLLARS<br> BENEFICIARIES.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:066

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
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.
- +2347064339571 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Mary Johnson <paymentscamvictims@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:24:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: DIRECTOR SCAMMED VICTIM 5.5MILLION DOLLARS
BENEFICIARIES.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $5.5MILLION DOLLARS.

From the Desk Of:
Mrs Mary Johnson.
Foriegn Payment Director.
Federal Republic of Nigeria
TELL:+2347064339571

DIRECTOR
SCAMMED VICTIM 5.5MILLION DOLLARS BENEFICIARIES.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $5.5MILLION DOLLARS.

ATTENTION: BENEFICAIRY,

You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your 5.5Million dollars compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations,we want you to know that during the last central bank meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meeting on the loss of funds by various individuals to-the Nigerian scam artists operating in syndicates all over the world today.

In other to compensate victims, the central bank in conjunction with the Nigerian Government is now paying 150 victims of this operators 5.5Million dollars each in accordance with the central bank recommendations.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be supervised by the central bank Officials and the New Minister of Finance of Nigeria as the corresponding paying bank is CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 36 left to be paid the compensations of 5.5Million dollars each.

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended.

Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.

You can receive your compensation payments via any of this options you Choose, DRAFT/CHEQUE PAYMENTS , WIRE TRANSFERS, ATM SWIFT CARD. I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.
We await your urgent response. -
Yours faithfully,
From the Desk Of:
Mrs Mary Johnson.
TELL:+2347064339571

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