419 scam: "National Crime Investigation Center USA"<info@investigation.org> This is the National Crime Investigation Center USA.

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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:

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:
- "infoinvestigationcenter@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "National Crime Investigation Center USA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infoinvestigationcenter@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:40:21 +0100
Subject: This is the National Crime Investigation Center USA.

Read Carefully.

This is the National Crime Investigation Center USA.

In our investigations from banks on International and National Funds
Transfer (INFT) protocols in the past 10 years from all banks
worldwide.

We have come across your contact details and records with
one of these Banks. In view of the carried investigations, we have
contacted you confidentially for vital information toward your
transaction with this bank. It was clear that the bank has delayed
your payment thereby looking for a means to divert your fund to
different individual accounts not belonging to you.

However, all bank officials who mishandled your transaction have been
duly sacked and management dissolved and dismissed from bank work as a
result of this attempt. Upon our investigation conclusion, we found
out that your transaction was legitimate and for this reason, a
compensation amount of $3,150,567.00 (Three million one hundred and
fifty thousand, five hundred and sixty seven dollars) has been
allocated to you for immediate payment through our accredited bank,
EURO BANK- PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS.

Kindly contact the compensation paying officer with the below details.

Name: Mr. Larry Ellis
Email: infoinvestigationcenter@yandex.com

Thank you and be blessed.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Scott Grog

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