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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:
- 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.
- atm_accountant@tlen.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Officefile <info2@Officefile400.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <atm_accountant@tlen.pl>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 18:00:20 +0530
Subject: UN award payment
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REGIONAL HEADQUARTER
RELEASE CODE No:#DM098UK
Beneficiary Email id owner.
This is to officially bring to your notice that The ATM card payment center (Standard Chartered Bank India) The ATM Manager Mr.TOMSON REYMOND has been given express instruction to issue out in your favor the sum of $US850,000 00 in ATM Master Card functional in Any automatic Machine as your wining UN award payment for this Fiscal year 2010/ 2014 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 our list of people whom have not received their funds.
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-#DM-9899) so You have to indicate this code when contacting the card issue Center with your contact details as stated below,You are hereby adhere to contact the Standard Chartered Bank India 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 Standard Chartered Bank India ATM Card issue center contact information contact them now for the immediate release of your payment to you since it has been approved by United Nations and International Monetary Funds Unit United States of America 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 $US850,000 00 to you as directed by us.
CONTACT: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
CONTACT PERSON::MR TOMSON REYMOND
Email: atm_accountant@tlen.pl
CALL THE BANK AT: :TEL:+91-8130853497
Do let us know immediately you have contacted Standard Chartered Bank India 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-#DM-9899) 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,
2014 Zonal co-ordinator
Mrs Lora Roni
Signed: Mr Ban Ki Moon
United Nation Secretary General
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