419 scam: Official Message <jeromepowell212@gmail.com> $5,000,000.00 USD COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER.

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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:
- "certificate fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million united states 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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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.
- james.fogg43@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Official Message <jeromepowell212@gmail.com>
Reply-To: james.fogg43@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:45:27 +0300
Subject: $5,000,000.00 USD COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER.

Global Debt Settlement Center
New York City, United States

Dear Email Owner/Fund Beneficiary,

$5,000,000.00 USD COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER.

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, European countries
and United States, which includes (Nigeria, Benin Republic, United
Kingdom, Spain, Ghana, Kenya Cameroon 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 50 Lucky people
around the World for compensation. This Email/Letter has been directed
to you because your email address and country name 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 USD5,000,000.00 (Five Million United
States Dollars). We have arranged your payment to be paid to you
direct to your bank account. To receive the above mentioned funds, you
are advised to contact the (the payment officer with your payment
file) who will handle the transfer of the fund to your bank account.
We have advised the payment officer to open a private email address
with a new number as to enable us to monitor this payment and the
transfer communications to avoid further delay or misdirection of your
fund.

Kindly contact the accredited payment officer now with the contact
details below for authentication of your payment file before
authorizing the paying bank management to finalize remittance of your
fund:

Contact person:: James Fogg
Email address:: james.fogg43@gmail.com
Phone Number:: +1 (332) 237 3966

For transparency purpose, we were advised by the Organization of
African Unity (OAU) legal team to take and keep records of all the
necessary expenses that will be incurred prior to processing of the
fund payment, after careful consideration we decided to clear all the
necessary fees for release of your fund to you, the following fees
have been paid, attorney handling and authentication of your fund
payment file fee, Transfer Remittance Approval fee and Entitlement
Certificate of Ownership issuance fee from the Supreme Court of the
United States. However, we could not pay the Organization of African
Unity (OAU) INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT APPROVAL CERTIFICATE fee of $210
because we have contacted you previously without getting any feedback
from you. Therefore, you are advised to contact the payment officer
by providing him with the requested information as listed in this
email and also ask him to give you guidelines on how to make the
payment of the required $210 to the Organization of African Unity
(OAU) head office in East Africa for issuance of the International
Payment Approval Certificate in favor of your fund remittance.

Please be informed that the required fee of $210 is the only financial
obligation you have to fulfill in order to receive your fund smoothly
and swiftly.

At this juncture, I urge you to provide your personal information to
the payment officer for rectification and correction of some
abnormalities observed on your payment profile.

1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Age:
3. Occupation:
4. Cell/Mobile Number:
5. Home address:

Upon receipt of this important message kindly contact the payment
officer via the provided email address and also you can give him a
call to hasten the payment process.

Have a pleasant day.

Yours in Service,
Mrs. Alicia Thomas,
Information Officer.

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