419 scam: "Mr.Anthony David" <test1@alumni.iitm.ac.in> PLEASE COULD YOU KINDLY EMAIL MR. Anthony FOR YOUR ATM MASTERCARD.

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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Anthony David" <test1@alumni.iitm.ac.in>
Reply-To: mrdavidanthony45@webadictos.net
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:10:46 -0800
Subject: PLEASE COULD YOU KINDLY EMAIL MR. Anthony FOR YOUR ATM MASTERCARD.

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Attn: Good Day.

I am Mr David Anthony , a computer scientist working with central bank
of Benin. I came across your file which was marked X and your released
disk painted RED, I took time to study it and found out that you have
paid VIRTUALLY all fees and certificates but the fund has not been
release to you.The most annoying thing is that they cannot tell you the
truth that on no account will they ever release the fund to you, instead
they let you spend money unnecessarily.I do not intend to work here all
the days of my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify
me of my security, and how I can run away from this Benin if I do this,
because if I don't run away from this country after I made the transfer,
I will be seriously in trouble and my life will be in danger.

Please you may not understand it because you are not in Africa. The only
thing I will need to release this fund is a special HARD DRIVE we call
it HD320 GIG. I will buy Four of it, recopy your information, destroy
the previous one, and punch the computer to reflect in your bank within
24 banking hours. I will clean up the tracer and destroy your file,
after which I will run away from Benin to meet with you. If you are
interested, Do get in touch with me immediately . you should send to me
your convenient tell/fax numbers for easy communications and also re
confirm your banking details, so that there won't be any mistake.

Regards,
Mr Anthony.
Computer Scientist

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