419 scam: elizabeth williams <williamselizabeth60447483937473h@yahoo.pt> Receive your inheritance payment

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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
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.
- +22998720326 (Benin, probably a 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.
- udennaaugustine@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: elizabeth williams <williamselizabeth60447483937473h@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: elizabeth williams <udennaaugustine@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:09:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Receive your inheritance payment

Attention: Beneficiary,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and receive your inheritance payment, but did not heard from you, then I went and deposited the check with United Bank of Africa (UBA) Benin Republic. I traveled to Japan to see my boss and will not come back till next year.
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I have arranged with them to make your payment to you with their new ATM Visa CARD which you can use to withdraw your money in any ATM MACHINE around the globe. You have to contact the manager ATM Department today for you to receive your ATM card immediately, and your inheritance amount in your card is Four Million Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollar ($4.700,000,00) only.
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Pls with your full contact information to avoid mistake during delivering, such as follows:

1. FULL NAME:.........................
2. CURRENT RESIDENT ADDRESS :.......................
3 DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:..........
YOUR PRIVET E-MAIL:.....................
4. YOUR AGE:..........AND OCCUPATION:...........
5. IF POSSIBLE ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

However, Kindly contact the manager ATM Department who is in position to release your ATM VISA CARD to you at below information:

Mr. Augustine Udenna
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT (UBA)
Phone number: +229-98720326
E-mail: (udennaaugustine@yahoo.fr)
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Try to contact the ATM department today and forward your current details to him to enable him process your ATM Visa Card and send it to you this week, do not delay to contact him because your payment is already with him. Forward your full information to his E-mail: (udennaaugustine@yahoo.fr)

Best Regards,
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Williams
UN Compensation Payment Department

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