419 scam: "REV. DR. TONY JOHNSON"<office@www.magicwinmail.com> ATTN: MY DEAR

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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:
- "million 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)
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.
- +22998620468 (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.
- drtonyjohnson1020@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "REV. DR. TONY JOHNSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drtonyjohnson1020@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2015 09:04:28 -0700
Subject: ATTN: MY DEAR

TNT GLOBAL DELIVERY COMPANY AMT
Address: agboku Grace Plaza,
2E-4 ELigaliAyorinde,portonovo
Victoria Ireland Benin republice

Good day to you, this is the second notice we are sending to you in regards to
your ATM visa card left here in our office, we notified you about this few weeks
ago but we haven’t heard from you up till this moment. Many other packages, which we
are supposed to deliver together with yours had already been delivered to their various
owners and yet yours is still here in our company.

You can check on our website track with The written numbers below and see those whom we have
already delivered; they allhave received their shipments in a good condition. Tracking number:
415459624 ( already delivered ) This is the evidence of the shipments we have already made safely and no complain. Today we brought out some packages abandon here in our office, so that is where we found yours sealed in an envelope. We opened this all to find out is an ATM card.
Get back to me on this Email(drtonyjohnson1020@gmail.com)

Attached to this, is a letter sealed in the same envelope stating that this card worth the sum US$4.8,million Dollars also that it has already been activated for use. Reading down on this letter, which explains that the pin numbers of the card will not be giving to any other person but you and it has to be from the bank UBA Bank which issued this card.

Get back to me with the following information to commence the shipment of atm visa card
1) Your full Name:
2) Home/Cell Phone:
3) Full Home address
4) Occupation:
5) Age:
6) Sex: ID

I wait your urgent response. Thanks and remain bless
Best Regards.
REV. DR. TONY JOHNSON
Mobile:+229-98620468
Get back to me on this Email(drtonyjohnson1020@gmail.com)

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