419 scam: PAYMENT REFUND COMMISSION <cangurerr1@gmail.com> CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: PAYMENT REFUND COMMISSION <cangurerr1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: edumuna04@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 04:02:49 -0700
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Payment Reimbursement Commission (PRC)
United Nations Licensing Office.

Attention:

This is a Reimbursement Commission established by the new United Nations
Resolution Panel and the Executive Directorate of BANKS Group, Ecowas
Regional Headquarters with the US Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with
the Stability of the Global Financial System of the IMF/World Bank in
another to help restore the image of our
continents and pay compensation to the less privileged and fight against
corruption in all countries of the world this year 2023 with an Agenda of
four Keys. The five key objectives of this Commission are expressed as
follows:

1). Recover and reimburse the legal owner for any illegally extorted money.
2). To recover and reimburse the legal owner for any denied contract
payments.
3). Recover and reimburse the legal owner for any confiscated or diverted
payments.
4). To recover and pay compensation / palliatives to Victims of Covid 19.

Of the records of beneficiaries pending payment of compensation with the
different Government Dependencies, I wish to inform you. After verification
of the information and file that has been delivered to us, you have been
assigned to receive a total sum of USD $8,500,000.00 (Eight Million Five
Hundred Thousand one hundred US dollars only) from this Organization as
your reimbursement and compensation.

Therefore, it is recommended that you reconfirm your full name, country,
address, occupation, and your direct telephone number for immediate
processing of your refund/compensation.

Mr John Moore
UN, Remittances Officer

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