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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.
- 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.
- +447010057795 (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.
- thomaswhite201218@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: INFO <chris@expressway.co.za>
Reply-To: thomaswhite201218@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:34:23 +0200
Subject: CONTACT BARCLAYS BANK OF LONDON FOR YOUR ATM CARD
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UNITED NATION COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
ASIA REGIONAL HEADQUARTER
RELEASE CODE No: 0763
Beneficiary Email id owner.
Greetings from the United Nations Organization UK Regional (UN) global
office.This is to officially bring to your notice that The ATM card
payment center (Barclays Bank Plc London) Accountant Director
Mr.Thomas White has been given express instruction to issue out in
your favor the sum of $US 920,000 in ATM Master Card functional in Any
automatic Machine as your wining payment for this Fiscal year 2013
this instructions is from the custody of the United Nation
representative office UK this is for abbreviation of the rate of
poverty as we saw your name on the list of unpaid individuals.
The United Nation Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created in 1991
as a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council and the payment has
been approved by us to be release to you as we notice your payment has
been delayed by uncertain reasons which has just been res olved by us
through our power so you are free to receive your funds now.
We hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is
(ATM-UNO/UNCC-AP4906) so You have to indicate this code when
contacting the card Issuance Center with your contact details as
stated below,You are hereby adhere to contact the Barclays Bank Plc
London with the information below as soon as you receive this email
for immediate release of your payment to you so that you can be the
second beneficiary to receive its fund since the paying office have
alots of beneficiary to pay as directed by (UNO/UNCC).
Full Name:
Address:
Telephone No:
Age:
Occupation:
Country:
Identity Card if any have no copy:
Below is Barclays Bank Plc London ATM Card issuance center contact
information contact them now for the immediate release of your payment
to you since it has been approved by United Nations and Bank Group
meanwhile do not be taken unaware that all the necessary document
backing the fund up has been forwarded to the custody of the paying
bank to ensure smooth release of your $920,000 to you as directed by us.
BARCLAYS BANK PAYMENT DEPT
CONTACT PERSON::MR. THOMAS WHITE
CALL THE BANK AT::+44-7010057795
Email:thomaswhite201218@yahoo.co.uk
Do let us know immediately you have contacted Barclays Bank Plc London
for your payment for more advise as we are keeping close on them to
ensure you are paid as soon as possible, Meanwhile do not forget your
Code of Conduct (ATM-UNO/UNCC-AP4906) when contacting the bank as it
is very important.
Note::The reason you are receiving this notification in your mailbox
is because We found your name in our list of people their payment has
been delayed so we decide to intervene and help you get paid which we
have done.
Yours faithfully,
2013 Zonal co-ordinator
Signed Mrs C. Maria Jimmy
Information officer
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