419 scam: Commonwealth Bank of Australia <officedesk1968@gmail.com> COMPENSATION PAYMENT

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "you are advice to " (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: Commonwealth Bank of Australia <officedesk1968@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mosesbrown40@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 04:09:40 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION PAYMENT

Attention Beneficiary,

We received a mandated letter from the management of World Bank Swiss
(WBS) in conjunction with the United States Monetary Units (USMU)
concerning your compensation payments through our bank Commonwealth
Bank of Australia (CBA),this payments is officially approved to credit
the sum of (US$1,000,000.00) One Million Dollars to you we have
decided to pay your fund through ATM Debit Card this funds is approved
to release to the lucky beneficiary's of scam victims and corona-virus
fund assistance to individuals and companies and corporate bodies all
over the world in USA, Europe ,Asia, & Africa.

Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive the
compensation funds, People that lost money during international
transaction from different countries as Globe Foundation Welfare
Support which you are one of the lucky beneficiary approved to receive
this funds you are advice to re-confirm your contact information's to
enable us commence the processing of your payment with ought delay.

NOTE: READ CAREFULLY,THIS IS AN INSTRUCTIONS FROM WORLD BANK
SWISS(WBS) & UNITED STATES MONETARY UNIT (USMU).THAT EVERY BENEFICIARY
WILL TAKE CHARGE OF HIS OR HER DEBIT CARD DELIVERY.

Full Name
Home Address
Occupation
Telephone number
Your valied ID
Country of origin

Best Regards.
Mr Moses Brown
Director, Credit / Telex Dept.

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