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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "hundred thousand us 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.
Fraud email example:
From: <pwo2@arylisa.ae.tn>
Reply-To: <ubaatmvisacarddepartment@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 23:42:31 +0100
Subject: FROM INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD DEPARTMENT CENTER(UBA)
Dear Sir/Madam
We the MANAGEMENT OF ATM DEPARTMENT UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA DAKAR SENEGAL are here to notify you concerning your fund (THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY) that have been deposited in our custody which they have instructed our department to load the fund into ATM VISA CARD and post to your designated home address in your country as the beneficiary.
Now to enable us start process we wish to inform you to provide to our office all this information's below.
1.FIRST NAME.....................
2.SECOND NAME.............
3.LAST NAME................
4.HOME ADDRESS..........
5.COUNTRY..........
6.STATE..........
7.CITY........
8.AGE...
9.TELEPHONE No............
10.OCCUPATION.......
11.photo copy NATIONAL ID CARD ....
12.MARRIAGE STATUS........
We wish to notify you that with all this information's it will help us to open your ATM CARD FILE in our office and to start the process immediately. Again we assure you that your ATM VISA CARD will be issue and ready to deliver in 24 hours working days starting from the day we receive the above information's and to open your ATM file.
WE THANK YOU ONCE MORE FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
Thanks for your co-operation
Yours Faithfully
Dr. David Mark
© 2015 INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD DEPARTMENT CENTER Financial Services - Bankers Systems™Importantly: Do not respond to any message from any team, organization, person(s) non body without the following code: FR61ZE. Your privacy and satisfaction is our concern and we will always try our best to give you the best of service This is a legal property of INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD DEPARTMENT CENTER Financial Services and must be treated with absolute confidentiality
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