419 scam: Mr John Bright <office60@tim.it> YOUR ATM CARD IS READY

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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:
- ",500,000" (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: Mr John Bright <office60@tim.it>
Reply-To: jb2755013@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:15:27 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD IS READY

Attention,

This is to bring to your notice that your card (ATM) valued $10,500,000
has
been delivered to our office from UBA BANK for immediate delivery to your
address.
From the file associated with the file, you were one of the lucky ones
selected
globally for compensation as a mean of restoring back those that have lost
their money previously as a result of failed transactions.

Therefore, to ensure authenticity kindly re-confirm fully your present
address
to avoid wrong claim

1. Your full Names
2. Present address
3. Phone Number
4. Occupation
5. Age
6. Scanned copy of your ID or passport copy

As a matter of urgency, you should act in swift as we want to ship the
second
batch this week, any further delay will result in returning it as
unclaimed.

Best regards,

John Bright.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam