The e-mail here is just one type of the thousands of scam e-mail variants sent out each day by 419 scammers. If you've received an e-mail even remotely similar to the one on this page or if you have arrived at this page via an internet search resulting from an e-mail that you received, YOU HAVE RECEIVED A SCAM E-MAIL!

This is an internet scam! Do NOT send these scammers money for any reason. [ BEGIN SCAM E-MAIL ]   From:     Mr. Hannatu Raji. <tj@telefonica.net> Reply-To:     icpc.nig01@googlemail.com Subject:     LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT. Date:     Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:35:17 -0700 (22:35 EDT) ICPC NIGERIA (Anti-Fraud Unit) ......we fight against fraud, funds delay and impersonation. Head Office: Plot 802, Constitution Avenue Zone A9 Central Area P. M.B 535, Garki Abuja *****24HRS SERVICE *****   Dear Sir/Madam,   LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.   This letter will definately be amazing to you because of it’s realistic value. Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of Inheritance Payment transaction with some impersonators some while ago.   I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will like to introduce myself; I am (Mr. Hannatu Raji) the Legal chairman of "ICPC", (Nigeria's Anti-Fraud Unit).   On the 1st of October 2000, the President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (Chief Olusegun Obasanjo) introduced a Commission named the "ICPC", (Nigeria's Anti-Fraud Unit) which is duly registered under the United Nations (U.N.O). This particular Commission was initiated to detect fraud/funds delay/impersonation of Government Officials. Secondly, we are mandated by the US Government to Settle foreign debts/fraud victims/Un-paid beneficiaries to satisfactory in other to maintain peace in the world at large and also to create a good relationship with the international bodies.   Presently, we are being paid by the American government inother to avert beneficiary funds delays/fraud here in Nigeria.   So far, we have settled the likes of (Mrs. Debbie Hargrove, Mr. Micheal Wagner etc). You are being contacted by this office today dated (27th August 2008) because your Case File (A) is the very first File on our Settlement Files Cabinet. From our Intelligent investigations and Probing processes we discovered that you are a victim of fraud/funds delay.   The "ICPC", is faithfully under my governance as the Legal Chairman of the great Commission and to this Authority I took an oath of allegiance to settle all fraud victims peacefully.   This Memorandum is to notify you that you will be settled by the Nigerian Government from our initial Deposit Account with HSBC Bank Plc London-Uk. You will be settled with the actual amount which you lost in your previous transaction, including your Inheritance Funds.   Your settlement will be actualized within 3working days after your response to this Official Letter.   For further clearification/investigation kindly send the below informations to us immediately:(icpc.nig01@googlemail.com)   1. Your residential address. 2. Mobile and fax number (for regular official contact). 3. Your inheritance funds value. 4. Amount which you have lost previously.   These above-mentioned informations will officially enable us to carry out our verification processes and after that your compensation sum/Inheritance Funds will be Electronically wired into your designated Bank account.   Your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your Payment because here in this office, we have alot of listed victims to be settled. Officially Signed, Mr. Hannatu Raji. Chairman ICPC Nigeria. TEL: +234 802 974 7071   Powered by Information Communication Technology Dept., (C) 2008 ICPC Nigeria, registered trade   [ END SCAM E-MAIL ]

It's important to note that any real people or legitimate organizations mentioned in these scam e-mails have absolutely no connection with this scam! The scammers never use their real names. They frequently take on the identity of real people to help them convince you that they are genuine. Whatever these scammers tell you, DON'T believe a word of it!!!

This is just a small sampling of the many hundreds of advance fee fraud e-mails received each day here at 419 BAITER headquarters. It is 100% pure B.S. Purity Guaranteed!

There are many different types of 419 scam (examples) but they all promise you something (fortune, job with salary / commision, low-interest loan, lottery prize, cheap gold dust / diamonds, work visa, etc.) in return for a small 'fee' or some kind of remittance. Of course, there is no fortune, no job, no loan, no prize to be had. It's just a ploy to get you to willingly send them money.

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