419 scam: "Mr. Maurice Lewis" <MAULEWIS@USA.NET> YOUR COMPENSATION FUNDS !!

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Maurice Lewis" <MAULEWIS@USA.NET>
Reply-To: mauricelewis70@naver.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:05:59 +0100
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION FUNDS !!

Hello Beneficiary

This is to inform you that we have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Africa with the help of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and FBI. We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various parts of African countries and Europe, which includes (Nigeria, United Kingdom, Spain, Ghana, Cameroon, Republic of Benin, South Africa and Senegal) and they are all in Government custody now, they will appear at International Criminal Court (ICC) Hague (Netherlands) soon for Criminal/Fraud Justice.

During the course of our investigation, we have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists. The United Nations Anti-Crime Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have ordered that the money recovered from the Scammers be shared among 100 Lucky people around the World for compensation. This Email/Letter has been directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scammer Artists file and computer hard-disk during the investigation, maybe you have been scammed. You are therefore being compensated with the sum of US1, 200,000.00 (US$) (One Million Two Hundred Thousand United State Dollars).

We have arranged your payment to be paid to you directly to your bank account in your country. To receive the above fund, you are therefore advised to get back to me with Your Full Name and Cell/Mobile Number

Please get back to me via my private Email:( mauricelewis70@naver.com ) for further directives.

Your urgent response is needed

Sincerely
Maurice Lewis.

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