419 scam: "Mrs. Hannah Elis." <mddbaaiib@gmail.com> Your Compensation Money.

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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 "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.
- josephulouis@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Hannah Elis." <mddbaaiib@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 08:20:57 +0100
Subject: Your Compensation Money.

Dear Good Friend.

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Indonesia.
Presently I am in Indonesia for investment projects with my own share of
the funds. Meanwhile, I didnâ€™t forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds despite the fact that it failed us
somehow. Now contact my secretary in France. His name is Joseph Louis.

Name: Joseph Louis.
Email: josephulouis@gmail.com

Contact him and ask him to send you the sum of â‚¬1,525,000.00 {One Million
Five Hundred And Twenty Five Thousand Euros Only} which I kept for your
past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your
efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with my
secretary Joseph Louis and instruct him where to send the â‚¬1,525,000.00 to
you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the suffering at that time. Do send to Joseph Louis, your
contact details.

Your Full Namesâ€¦........
Your Addressâ€¦...........
Cell Phone Numberâ€¦......
Your Occupation.........
Your Ageâ€¦...............

To enable him to submit your details to my paying bank the La Banque
Postale France to wire your compensation money to your nominated bank
account/Bank draft or they can send to you an authorized bank ATM Card to
your address for you to withdraw the money from any bank ATM machine in
your country.

In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which
me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that money,
so feel free to get in touch with Joseph Louis he will send the money to
you without any delay.

Thanks and God bless you.
Mrs. Hannah Elis.

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