419 scam: icmrnin <icmrnin@nic.in> Attn: Beneficiary,

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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "million pounds" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447035967383 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- agentharrison.claimsoffice@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: icmrnin <icmrnin@nic.in>
Reply-To: agentharrison.claimsoffice@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:10:10 -0700
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,

HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.(REGISTERED NO.1026167).
ADDRESS: 8 CANADA SQUARE LONDON , E14 5HQ ,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Attn: Beneficiary,

The U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization and Chiesta cattolica Official
Has Approved to pay you part payment of your contract/Inheritance Fund
payment Valued at £2.5million Pounds in conjunction with British Government
and HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.
Secondly, we have been informed that you are still dealing with the none
officials in the
bank all your attempts to secure the release of the fund to you.
We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like this have to stop
if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a
solution to your problem.Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment centre Asia pacific,that's latest instruction from The current Prime
Minister of the United Kingdom, His name is Gordon Brown.
This card centre will send you an atm card which you will use to
withdraw your money in any atm machine in any part of the world ,but
the maximum is Ten Thousand Great Britain Pounds Sterlings per day.
So if you like to receive your funds in this way please let us know by
contacting the atm payment department officer and also send the
following information as listed below and you are claim this fund not later than 14 working days of notification.

1. Full name:.........................
2. Full address: .....................
3. phone:.............................
4. Your age:..........................
5. Gender :............................
6. Occupation :.......................
7. Country :...........................
8. State:.............................

However, kindly find below the contact person
Dr.Harley Benz
Integrated payment department
Email:agentharrison.claimsoffice@gmail.com
Tel: +447035967383

The atm card payment centre has been mandated to issue out
£2.5 million Pounds as part payment for this fiscal year 2009. Also your
information, you have to stop any further communication with any other
person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitch in receiving your payment.
Note that because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of
conduct, which is (ATM-112/2009) so you have to indicate this code
when contacting the card centre by using it as your subject.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Alex Hungate.
HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.

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