419 scam: "BANK ATLANTIQUE"<skativu@science.uz.ac.zw> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM THE BANQUE ATLANTIQUE.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- bank-atlantique1@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BANK ATLANTIQUE"<skativu@science.uz.ac.zw>
Reply-To: bank-atlantique1@financier.com
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2017 00:32:46 +0530
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM THE BANQUE ATLANTIQUE.

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

This is a reminder message regarding a part payment of your compensation fund which has been deposited with the Banque Atlantique since long ago. We have sent this payment notification to you before but have not receive any response from you till date and this is the last time you are going to receive this from us. The money has been approved for payment but we waited to hear from you but we did not heard anything from you till date. After the Directors meeting concerning your funds payment, it was resolved in the meeting to pay you through an ATM MASTER CARD and the card has been uploaded with the sum of US$7,450,000.00 (Seven Million Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollar) in your favour.

The payment of US$7,450,000.00 has been approved by the Ministry of Finance to be released to you so feel free to contact James D. Galadimma, the Overall Manager on ATM Banque Atlantique, he is the officer in charge of your ATM CARD. Following is your payment file No: BA/9DTXI/A7EG1/17 Email: ( bank-atlantique1@financier.com ) You are hereby required to reconfirm to him the information listed below to enable him know that he is dealing with the rightful owner of the funds.

(1) Your Full Name:........................
(2) Mobile Phone Number:...................
(3) Current Home Address:..................
(4) Your Occupation:.......................
(5) Country:...............................
(6) City:..................................
(7) Your address:..........................

Further instruction/directive will be sent to you on receipt of the above information from you.

Best Regards
Joy Onah Mrs.
The Executive Secretary Banque Atlantique.

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