419 scam: Important Message <azaaadhil10@gmail.com> Receive your $205,156,850.00 compensation payment today.

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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Important Message <azaaadhil10@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officeofficez50@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2021 00:07:11 +0300
Subject: Receive your $205,156,850.00 compensation payment today.

Receive your $205,156,850.00 compensation payment today.

Dear beneficiary,

Good day to you, we are delighted to bring this good news to you, the
world court of Justice in Hague, Netherlands, has ordered the
International Monetary Fund to use Foreign Exchange Allocation Fund
(FEAF) to clear all outstanding payments. The sum of $205,156,850.00
(Australian Dollars) only has been processed and will be scheduled for
release upon your prompt response to this letter.

According to the statistics generated from the unpaid beneficiaries
database, which was provided by the World Debt Reconciliation
Committee (WDCC), your information was submitted as one of the
beneficiaries to benefit from the new payment plan. The Greater Bank
of Australia has been instructed to handle the payment of your fund.
The bank accredited payment officer has been mandated to debit the
Global Settlement Fund Account and credit the specified amount to your
designated bank account.

Kindly contact the greater bank financial attorney (Mr. Nicholas James
from Legal Vision Financial Law Firm) via his email address
nicholasginnis@protonmail.com for final reconciliation and release of
your payment, quote your payment reference number (2021/10AU/FRXWCJ)
as a subject and provide a copy of your ID and phone number for
authentication of your payment file for immediate transfer of the said
fund to your personal bank account.

Mrs. Cathryn Timothy
Payment supervisor
Information Officer

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