419 scam: "Mr.Lennox Jim James" <fbioffic55@gmail.com> Director Of Scam Victim Compensation payment Centre

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "registration fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "huge amount of money" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- mrlennoxjim1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Lennox Jim James" <fbioffic55@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrlennoxjim1@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:22:43 -0700
Subject: Director Of Scam Victim Compensation payment Centre

UN/WB/FNG COMPENSATION COMMISSION
OUR REF: UN-FGA/WB4/13
YOUR REF: (UN/WB/FGA)..00/14
BATCH: 71-35-671-39/188/18
EMAIL: mrlennoxjim1@gmail.com

Attention !!!!

Scam Compensation sum of $950.000.00 dollars approved in your name
through United Nations mass assisted project funds. This compensation
involves business investment failure, Inheritance, Contracts, Lottery,
Dating, Diplomatic Payment, loan E.T.C, the mass assisted fund was
approved to settle failed business / scam extortion.
Attn Scam Victim.

We wish to inform you that your scam compensation sum of $950.000.00
united states dollars approved through United Nations mass assisted
project, we have severally tried to contact you without success, are
you willing to receive your scam compensation? You have to respond as
soon as you receive this message because we have your compensation
file submitted by UN external auditors in Switzerland but we have not
heard from you. International global security watchers reported
different degrees of being a victim of scam about you, so there is a
need for you to get intouch with us right immediately you will never
have an opportunity of this kind in the nearest future so your destiny
and survival is in your hands.

(1) Most times they will contact you to help them claim some certain
amount of money as next of kin, (2) they will send different manners
of mouthwatering proposals of how you become a contractor of some
over-invoice amount, (3) they will present you as inheritor to some
funds, (4) They even went to the extent of promising you marriage
which will still end up extorting your hard earned money, (5) they
used different means and stories like buying of gold and precious
stones and scraps which also will result to scam in the end, most
times they impersonates and offer you job opportunities that still end
in extorting your hard earned money and also uses ATM system to rip
you off .

Their intentions have always been to wreck you financially and
emotionally because nothing good will be archived in the end. We have
comprehensive information about how they operate through the security
INTEL of international security watchers, they impersonate with
fabricated documents without AICD security chip.

They impersonate FBI and other security offices to intimidate or
threatened you to send them money or go to jail. You will hear more as
soon as you respond to this message.

In furtherance, I presumed you must have been wondering why after
paying all the fees requested by those crooks nothing was paid to you
rather they enjoyed your hard earned money without remorse of their
evil deeds. The only funds approved in your name was $950.000.00 from
the United Nations mass assisted project, those crooks operates
through different avenues, local and from many countries especially
west Africa, Nigeria, Spain, Ghana, Benin republic, Isia, Malaysia,
Indonesia E.T.C.

The funds was approved so that you can invest into your own private
business, it serves as help to your financial growth, it serves as
debt reconciliation. Calculate how much you have sent to them yet not
even a cent has been given to you, for how long will you believe them?
Please donâ€™t waste time to contact us for more informationâ€™s.

Finally, you will be surprise to hear more but be happy that United
Nations mass assisted project has come to your rescue whatever you
have gone through in their hands. We are going to provide %100 percent
comprehensive evidence and gazette of how your scam compensation will
be released, you can make inquiry and submit whatever business you are
doing at the moment for security check and Intel report of the truth
in the business. You will not regret rather be bold to expose evil no
matter how they preach and convince you.

In addition, your payment will transferred through accredited western
union money which will we will serve as the watch-dog during the
payment, why we choosed western union as a means of transferring this
fund is because an accredited western union is easy, safer and
reliable but why western union fail some persons is when you intend to
transfer huge amount of money from unaccredited western union then it
ends up being a failure.

You are to confirm and provide to us your postal address below.

YOUR FULL NAME...................
YOUR COUNTRY.....................
YOUR HOME ADDRESS..............
YOUR DIRECT PHONE................

Note: that the only money to pay for this transaction is the
registration fee of $50 and you purchase an itune card of $50,and send
the information to us for immediate remittance of your fund to you.

Note: that every claims has an expiring period of five working days
(5days) so you have to do that very urgently to avoid expiration.

Thanks
Your sincerely
Mr.Lennox Jim James
Director Of Scam Victim Compensation payment Centre

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