419 scam: COMPENSATION <mrtundelm23@yahoo.com> THANKS A MILLION / YOUR COMPENSATION.

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- egobialillianbest@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: COMPENSATION <mrtundelm23@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: egobialillianbest@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:00:37 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: THANKS A MILLION / YOUR COMPENSATION.

Hello Dear,

How are you? Hope you are doing good? I'm sorry for intruding into your privacy through this means because I thought you didn't receive my previous message as this is the second message to you. I'm Dr. Tunde Lemo, I previously contacted you long time ago regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded because you're unable to finance my proposal then.

Well, I just want to use this medium to thank you very much for your earlier assistance to help me in receiving the funds without any positive outcome and also inform you that the business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from Russia who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed during the course of the transaction despite it failing us somehow. I have decided to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of Three Million five Hundred Dollars ( USD $3,500.000.00 ) only.

Therefore, contact my Account Officer MS. LILIAN EGOBIA on her direct email address a( egobialillianbest@hotmail.com ) for the collection of your sealed ATM MASTER CARD. I Instructed her to release the ATM Card to you whenever you contact her in regard to it. At the moment, I'm very busy with my partner because of the investment project which we are having at hand now. I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from my heart.

Please do not forget to let me know when you get the ATM card from her.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Tunde Lemo,
Deputy Governor (CBN) Retired.

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