419 scam: "VISA-MASTER CARD" <200.159.75.140@maroon.pobox.com> CONTACT URGENTLY FOR CLAIM VISA-MASTER CREDIT CARDS

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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:
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "ccnl@aol.nl" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "pcnl@aol.nl" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "VISA-MASTER CARD" <200.159.75.140@maroon.pobox.com>
Reply-To: <adamsoost@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:57:55 +0330
Subject: CONTACT URGENTLY FOR CLAIM VISA-MASTER CREDIT CARDS

VISA-MASTER CREDIT CARD INTERNAL
WILLIEMSTRAAT 111
1104DC,AMSTERDAM
THE NETHERLANDS
Our Ref:-9X0UE3X
Your Ref: SxK60021
Ref: Payment of $1.5 million approval.

Attention Beneficiary,

We received instruction few days ago from our correspondence in AMSTERDAM (VISA-MASTER CREDIT CARD INTERNAL) to transfer your Award Prize Payment fund valued sum of $1.5 million into your account which we are on the process to open an online banking account on your name and forward to you the account information so that you can access your fund into your regular account in your country, this award was sponsored by VISA-MASTER CREDIT CARD INTERNATIONAL for new year bonanza to encourage online banking around the World. (No Ticket Were Sold).

You receive this notification because your email address is active online, a random selection of valid email addresses was conducted by our computter ballot system with 1,000,000 email addresses around the World, your email address emerge as one of the lucky winner, as a result you receive this email from us. if you are the owner of this active email please send us a return email to let us know that you want to claim this prize.

You are advice to send your following information to our claim agent below:

1. YOUR FULL NAME.
2. YOUR TELEPHONE.
3. FAX.
4. AGE.
5. SEX.
6. YOUR OCCUPATION.
7. YOUR ADDRESS.

CONTACT OUR CLAIM AGENT BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CLAIM:
Name: Barrister Hendrik Jan
Email: ccnl@aol.nl
Email: pcnl@aol.nl

Your Sincerely,
Ms Roslyn Payne
VISA-MASTER CREDIT CARD.

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