419 scam: Commonwealth Of Nations Clearance Office <info.commonwealth.nations12@gmail.com> Dear Beneficiary,Your Compensation Funds is now ready for release

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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:
- "huge sum 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.
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.
- info.commonwealth.nations1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Commonwealth Of Nations Clearance Office <info.commonwealth.nations12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.commonwealth.nations1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:31:34 -0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,Your Compensation Funds is now ready for release

*Public Relations Dept. Commonwealth Of Nations Intâ€™l Trade
Commission.Funds Transfer Regulatory & Clearance Office,Commonwealth Annex
Office, United Kingdom.Marlborough House London, SW1,United Kingdom.E-mail:
info.commonwealth.nations1@gmail.com
<info.commonwealth.nations1@gmail.com> Attention : Beneficiary, This is to
bring to your notice that through our Global Security Network and
investigations, You are among those that have a huge sum of money credited
in their names for transfer and are currently floating in the international
banking community. These funds originated from unpaid contract sum,
inheritance/next of kin and lottery beneficiaries that originated from
Europe, Asia Plus Middle east, America and Africa. You are among the list
of individuals and companies whose unpaid funds have been approved for
payment under the supervision of the Commonwealth Of Nations.We have been
mandated to contact you following the outcomes of the annual Commonwealth
Of Nations & International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) summit,
where it was decided that Commonwealth Of Nations will monitor the payment
of funds currently floating in the international financial database. As a
result of this development, verification was conducted by the Commonwealth
Of Nations in conjunction with the World Bank (WB) on your payment case
file, and it has been endorsed for payment awaiting your
confirmation. However your funds would be released to you through STANDARD
BANK PLC LONDON. Please note that because of the series of complains which
we received so far as regards to misappropriation of funds and payments to
wrong bank accounts we took a decision in making payment through ONLINE
BANK TRANSFER .And Be informed that you have been selected among the
qualified beneficiaries who are to receive their Compensation fund ( $7.5M
) within 48hrs. Therefore, you are advised to contact our office
Representative Officer Dr Richard Halpin. on Email:
info.commonwealth.nations1@gmail.com
<info.commonwealth.nations1@gmail.com>, for immediate release of your
Compensation fund as the authorities instructed.All Governmental and
Non-Governmental parasites, Finance Companies, Banks, Security Companies
and Courier companies which have been in contact with You of late have been
instructed to back up from your transaction and you have been advised NOT
to respond to any of them anymore since the Commonwealth of Nations is now
directly in Charge of your Compensation payment release. The entire
Commonwealth of Nations and Government Authorities humbly apologies for any
delay and inconveniences which this might have caused you. Make sure you
include this listed informationâ€™s below while contacting the officer in
charge of releasing your overdue payment (Dr Richard Halpin). 1, Your full
Name:2, Your contact Address:3, Your private phone ,Mobile :4, Your
occupation & Age:5, Your Country of Origin:Regards, Dr Richard
Halpin.Clearing Officer Commonwealth of Nations*

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