419 scam: "Mr. Frank James" <".ww."@snow.ocn.ne.jp> Attention please

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "fund beneficiary" (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.
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.
- atm44card@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Frank James" <".ww."@snow.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Frank James" <atm44card@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 06:08:12 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention please

Dear Fund Beneficiary,

This message is directed to you based on the letter Ministry of Economy and Finance received from International Monetary Funds (IMF) and the G8 Summit meeting regarding the delay of settlement of all Winning/ Inheritance funds. We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed Ministry of finance and the governing body of United Nations Monetary Unit to investigate the unnecessarily delayed of the â‚¬2.6 million payment from the bank recommended and approved in your favor.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismayed that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by the corrupt officials of the Bankers who have tried to divert the fund to their private accounts. We hereby to inform you that your payment has been processed with immediate effect through automated teller machine Visa (ATM) Card with a daily withdrawal of â‚¬6000 until it is fully replenished completely with corresponding EMV Chip and PIN technology to have a steady safety as well as confidentiality for every transactions done. This will enable you to have direct Control over your funds in the ATM card global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments in more than 200 countries and territories, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks. Visa offers additional security and protection for cardholders through the EMV Chip and PIN technology.

In addition, Verified by Visa (VbV) is a new service that will let you use a personal pass code with your Visa Card, which gives you added assurance that only you can use your Visa Card to withdraw money. We will monitor the irrevocable trust to avoid hopeless situation created by the Officials. We continuously strive to ensure the safety and confidentiality of this payment.

You are therefore advise to esterblish contact with the director below:

Mr. Mike Howaard

Director ATM swift card foreign operation dept,
Phone: +(229) 98945058
Email; atm44card@gmail.com

Note, your payment files will be returned back to the United Nations within 72 hours if they did not hear from you. So contact them with your personal information as listed below to receive the Visa (ATM) Card.

Name........................................

Address.....................................

Date of Birth...............................

Occupation..................................

Telephone...................................

ID Card.....................................

Yours faithfully,

Dave Herbert
United Nations
Public Information Officer
Regional Office Republic of Benin

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