419 scam: "INFO"<webmaster@utbankghana.com> Your ATM CARD PIN is 1274.

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "INFO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revjohn.rhodes@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 15:45:12 +0100
Subject: Your ATM CARD PIN is 1274.

Be informed that Your ATM CARD PIN is 1274. Your daily Card Limit is 10,000.00 USD per day. The Card is valid till December 2018. And the

Total Amount in the ATM Master Card is $1 Million United State Dollars.

We await your Delivery Address and a Valid Phone Number for the Card to be delivered to you within the next 48 hours, as the Courier

Delivery company is Awaiting your details.

Your Urgent Response will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Rev John Rhodes

Publicity Secretary

This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mis-transmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. UT BANK and any of its subsidiaries each reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks. We recommend that you check this e-mail and any attachments against viruses. UT Bank accepts no liability for any damage caused by any malicious code or virus transmitted by this e-mail.

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