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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "gluckfavour1@outlook.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Goodluck Favour <"WWW."@wit.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Goodluck Favour <gluckfavour1@outlook.fr>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 23:56:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Contact for your ATM card
Attn: Dear
This is to inform you that your outstanding Inheritance fund valued at $3.800, 000, 00. (Three Million eight Hundred Thousand USA Dollars) Have been approved for immediate payment by the UNITED NATION Through ATM CARD Payment system which will enable you make a withdrawal of your fund in any ATM machine in your Country.
Therefore you are advise to contact the UBA Bank of Benin with the following information stated below, for the immediate issuance of your ATM payment Card.
UBA Bank ATM Payment Department.
Contact Person: Rev Goodluck Favour.
Email: gluckfavour1@outlook.fr
Contact with your below information to proceed by delivering your ATM card through your postal address
1::Your full name::
2::Your home address were you them to send the atmcard::
3::Current occupation::
4::Age::
5::Your current home telephone number/mobile phone number::
6::A Copy of your identification::
7::Your Country::
Regards,
Benson Wood.
On behaf of UNITED NATION
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