419 scam: STATE DISBURSEMENT COMMITTEE <atendimento.gutierrez@numberone.net.br> ATM 8360: NOTIFICATION PLEASE VERIFY FOR CLAIM

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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 united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- us.verificationunit@kimo.com (Kimo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- reference id :: atm 8360 (beneficiary) reply to: us.verificationunit@kimo.com i am mr perry clark, the coordinator, state disbursement (Kimo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: STATE DISBURSEMENT COMMITTEE <atendimento.gutierrez@numberone.net.br>
Reply-To: VERIFICATION UNIT <statedisbursement.committee@kimo.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:58:28 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: ATM 8360: NOTIFICATION PLEASE VERIFY FOR CLAIM

ATTN: PERSONAL REFERENCE ID :: ATM 8360 (BENEFICIARY)

REPLY TO: us.verificationunit@kimo.com

I am Mr Perry Clark, the coordinator, State Disbursement Committee, United States Of America. We have full details of who you are but choose to notify you without full

details to be sure we are dealing with the right person.
The reason for this is because in the past we had problem of people posing and impersonating beneficiary of the United States Contract / Inheritance.

The United States Government in bid to compensate victims whose Contract/inheritance has not been fully paid is paying out Six Million USD ($ 6,000,000.00USD) to six
beneficiary of which you are one of the lucky winner, this is part payment for the first quarter of this fiscal year 2011.

In view of this, your payment was approved as you were one of the beneficiary with outstanding payment and was therefore credited with an ATM card number: 8759 0165

2436 9034 and personal identification (PIN): 8360 worth One Million United State Dollars ($1,000,000.00 USD).Provide the following information to enable us verify your

payment.
INHERITANCE FILE: REF:USA/CON/INH/ATM 8360
FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
AGE / SEX:

Forward above details to: us.verificationunit@kimo.com// us.disbursementunit@kimo.com Before now we have cases of impostor's impersonating this office from the United

Kingdom, for purpose of clarification and authenticity of this programmed,

you will be given valid means of Identification once you provide the above information, this will prove beyond all reasonable doubt how legitimate this programmed is.
Note, you will be required to forward to this office via email a valid means of Identification which should be a scan copy of your Driver's

License or International Passport <<< IF ANY >>> for proper verification and authentication (Very Important for proper verification purpose), also this will be needed

to conclude this proceedings and remember to put this as your subject: REF:ATM 8360.

Necessary information are to be forwarded to the desk of the verification officer, via email on: (us.disbursementunit@kimo.com)
Act swift as we now remind you that your payment has been approved.

Mr. Perry Clark

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