419 scam: "Police"<police@zackradford.com> TO:ATM CARD beneficiary:Data: Impending Payment Reports/Approval Case Reported:

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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:
- "stamp duty" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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!
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2348023542764 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- k.vitalis@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- bank claim administrator name: mr. vitalis king email: k.vitalis@yahoo.com direct tel: +234-8023542764 do contact mr. vitalis king of (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Police" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zbradford12345@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 04:49:20 -0700
Subject: TO:ATM CARD beneficiary:Data: Impending Payment Reports/Approval Case Reported:

INTERNATIONAL POLICE UNITED STATE SECTION
Region No. 2 New York City
P.O. Box 804 Knickerbockers Station
New York City, New-York 10002-0804 USA
Case File No.: 0039-CJ-38920
Investigating Officer: Special Agent Zack Bradford F. II

Data: Impending Payment Reports/Approval Case Reported

Records show that you are among one of the individuals or organizations who are yet to receive their overdue payment from overseas which includes those who fell victims to likes of Hacker, Spammers, Phishing under the following category; Work from Home, Mystery/Secret Shopper, Dating, Credit Card, Lottery/Gambling, Classified ads, Transfer, Next of Kin, Mortgage, Loan, Equity Line of Credit Contract, Inheritance etc. Through our Fraud Monitory Unit we have also noticed that over the past you have been transacting with some importers and fraudsters who have been impersonating the likes of Wal-Mart, Kohl’s, Burger King, Prof. Soludo/Mr.Lamido Sanusi of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Aziza, Bode Williams, Frank, Anderson, none officials of Oceanic Bank, Zenith Banks, Kelvin Young of HSBC, Ben of FedEx, Ibrahim Sule, Dr. Usman Shamsuddeen and some importers claiming to be the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Cyber Crime Division of the INTERPOL gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) formerly known as the Internet Complaint Center (ICC) of how some people have lost outrageous sums of money to these impostors. As a result of this we hereby advise you to stop communication with any one not referred to you by us. We have negotiated with the Federal Ministry of Finance, who has Accredited Union Bank Visa Card (UNB/H/890453/BG) awarded for contract payment of three million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars (USD$3, 500, 000.00) with card number: 4404 5305 9317 2968 as shown below, has been approved in your favour with Your Personal Identification Number: 3429 and CCV: 544 with a maximum withdrawal limit of $25,000 a day which is powered by Visa is acceptable in more than a million Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) , over 210 countries around the World has been approved to be delivered to your door step via a Registered Courier Service.

We guarantee 100% receipt of your payment, because we have perfected everything in regards to the release of your three million five hundred thousand United States Dollars (USD$3, 500, 000.00) to be 100% risk free and free from any hitch as it's our duty to protect citizens of the United States of America, Asia and Europe. (This is as a result of the mandate from US Government to make sure all debts owed to citizens of American, Asia and Europe which includes Work from Home, Mystery/Secret Shopper, Dating, Credit Card, Lottery/Gambling, Classified ads, Transfer, Next of Kin, Mortgage, Loan, Equity Line of Credit Contract, Inheritance are been cleared for the betterment of the current economic status of the nation and its citizens as he has always believed, Our Time for Change has come, because Change is constant and it can happen).

Below are few list of tracking numbers you can track from one of the accredited courier service to confirm people like you who have received their MasterCard successfully without further delay.
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Name: De'Andre Edinborough; USPS Tracking# 9405501699320009455064 (WWW.USPS.COM)
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Name: Dorinda Davis; USPS Tracking# 9405501699320009454982 (WWW.USPS.COM)
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Name: Sonia Castellano; USPS Tracking# 9405501699320009455002 (WWW.USPS.COM)
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Name: David Cowell; USPS Tracking# 9405501699320009455040 (WWW.USPS.COM)
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To redeem your Union Bank Visa Card, you are hereby advised to contact the sole Approved Union Bank Claims Administrator's Contact information’s is indicated below for the procedure involved to procure a Stamp Duty, Approval of payment Warrant and Endorsement of your Union Bank Visa Card Release Order Form on your behalf with Card Number: 4404 5305 9317 2968 as shown below with your Personal Identification Number(PIN): 3429 and CCV: 544 which will cost you $285.00 only, without any hidden charges as everything else has been taken care of by the Federal Government including taxes, custom paper and clearance duty so all you will ever need to pay is $285.00 only. Having said all this, we advise that you stop further communications with any other individual, office or persons. For claims, further inquiries do contact your Claims Administrator.

Union Bank Claim Administrator
Name: Mr. Vitalis King
Email: k.vitalis@yahoo.com
Direct tel: +234-8023542764

Do contact Mr. Vitalis King of Union Bank Visa Card Center via his contact details and furnish him with your details as listed below:

Name as it will appear on Card:

Mobile Number#:
Date of Birth:
Sex:
Occupation:
Physical Address you wish the VISA CARD mailed to:

On contacting him with your details, your files would be updated and he will be sending you the payment information in which you will use in making payment of $285.00 via Western Union Money Transfer for the procurement of your Stamp Duty, Approval of Payment Warrant and Endorsement for the Authorization of your Union Bank Visa Card Release Order. After which the Visa Card will be sent out by a registered Courier to the designated delivery address you provide to Mr. Vitalis King without any further delay, extra fee or any authority raising eyebrow. Upon receipt of payment the delivery officer will ensure that a registered mail containing the Union Bank Visa Card be sent out to the address provided within 48 working hours. We are so sure of everything and we give you a 100% money back guarantee if you do not receive your Union Bank Visa Card Shipment Confirmation within the next 48 hrs after you have made the payment do notify me by email.

Yours Truly,
I.P.A REGION NO: 2.
Zack Bradford F. II
Email:zbradford12345@gmail.com
Committee of Police Societies, NYPD

CC: MR. VITALIS KING
CC: FBI (WASHINGTON, D.C.)
CC: INTERNATIONAL POLICE
CC: HOMELAND SECURITY

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