419 scam: "Mrs. Grace Lipton"<test@kdn.ktguide.com> Your part payment of $1.5M USD has been approved.

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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- +2348028047274 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Grace Lipton" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <smith_adam@yahoo.cn>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 07:10:36 -0300
Subject: Your part payment of $1.5M USD has been approved.

Your part payment of $1.5M USD has been approved via wire transfer or ATM CARD by the CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria) Due to delay of Funds of your's which was suppose to be given to you but was delayed, a beneficial meeting was held on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 at 7:38:43 CONTACT:- Mr. Thomas Camp for Claims with the details below:

Mr Adam Smith: Director of ATM payment department United Bank for Africa.

Email: smith_adam@yahoo.cn

+2348028047274

Provide the following informations on response; full address, telepone numbers, age, sex, occupation and country.

Sincerely your's,

Mrs. Grace Lipton,

Chief Remittance Officer,

United Bank for Africa,

And In Respect of The WorldBank,Switzerland.

ATM INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT (AICS)

Anti-fraud resources:

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