419 scam: "Ms. Amina J. Mohammed"<brian@rondo.ocn.ne.jp> (RECEIVED YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT FUNDS)

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- jmarraccino@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Amina J. Mohammed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jmarraccino@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 01:17:15 +0100
Subject: (RECEIVED YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT FUNDS)

WEF/WORLD BANK PROVISIONS

UNO PALAIS DES NATIONS

AVENUE DA LA PAIX 14

PORTAIL DE PREGNY

1202 GENÈVE,

SWITZERLAND

Hello: Sir,

Please, do I have your privilege to confirm if this your email address is confidential to you alone or re-confirmed your private email to enable me send you a very confidential letter from United Nations on Financial Empowerment programs under World Economic Forum (WEF) / World Bank Groups.

The letter is on the project of the UN/World Bank SOCIO-Economy Financial Empowerment Provisions, for “empowering people” and it is extremely confidential and private to you alone. Therefore, re-confirm if this email address we are reaching you now is private to you or provide a confidential email address to reach you directly on the next letter. You can also view the following website related to the WEF economic empowerment programs.

(A) Website:https://www.weforum.org/whitepapers/advancing-financial-inclusion-metrics-shifting-from-access-to-economic-empowerment

(B) Website:https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/06/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-is-about-people-not-just-machines/

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about empowering people, not the rise of the machines, so re-confirm the authenticity of your email address for the full details of empowerment. All correspondences should be sent via email: jmarraccino@aol.com

Best regards,

Ms. Amina J. Mohammed

WEF/United Nation (UN)

Deputy Secretary-General

(C): +770 502.00XX | outside Swiss: +41 770 502 00XX

Email: jmarraccino@aol.com

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