419 scam: "Dr. George Fred" <Fred@juno.ocn.ne.jp> Good news dear friend!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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.
- +22968761131 (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.
- d.pmaticagesakozy@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. George Fred" <Fred@juno.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "d.pmaticagesakozy@hotmail.com" <d.pmaticagesakozy@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 00:32:18 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good news dear friend!

Good news dear friend!

I write to inform that our diplomatic agent leave this country yesterday to your destination to deliver your Activated ATM Visa Card, after I have told the manager UBA Bank Benin to help me issue out your total $6.8 Million/USD on an a.t.m visa card and so I can have it delivered to your residential address through the FedEx courier diplomatic agent. But right now, your agent has been on delivering since yesterday and he has been arrived your airport this morning but unfortunately he stated that misplaced your address during the custom checkmate at the airport.

He wrote to me and is urgently demanding for your urgent address confirmation to enable him get to your residence as early as possible today, because I warned him not to make night movement in a foreign country. He required you should re-confirm your full name... ,Your home Address...,Direct telephone number.... ,Your nearest Airport................? Attach ID card/photo:.................

Note: The delivery agent does not know how much is accumulated on your a.t.m card. I did not let them know how much money in the content of your a.t.m card. This is for security reason and no condition you will disclose the real content to any one or even the delivering agent until is delivered to your door step.

File the above information and forward it immediately to the delivering agent through on his email address bellow. he is going to call/sms text to you once he has confirmed your full direction as required on above.he is been there over 15 hours now, waiting for your confirmation.

FedEx diplomatic agent. Mr. BEN Kennedy.
Email: (d.pmaticagesakozy@hotmail.com)

NOW HERE IS THE CURRENT ATM CARD ISSUED TO YOU BY THE UBA BANK-BENIN HEAD OFFICE, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT..S/NO:#4283 0830 7403 4242. Withdrawal pine code;#0884. your maximum withdrawing amount is; $5000.00/USD (x) three times daily=15,000 per day, are you understood now! for more confirmation,please call me on; +229-68761131

Regards
Dr. George Fred.

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