419 scam: Elizabeth Squire <officx@tim.it> Attention...

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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.
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.
- revd.iwuji@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Elizabeth Squire <officx@tim.it>
Reply-To: revd_iwuji@163.com
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:02:47 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Attention...

Attention...

Please contact Rev. Dr. Dennis Iwuji immediately for your ATM Card
payment that will be sent to you through the FedEx representative
here.His name and contact is as follows:

NAME ; Rev. Dr. Dennis Iwuji
Email: revd.iwuji@gmail.com

He will send you your ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your
money via ATM MACHINE in any part of the world,and the maximum daily
limit is Fifteen Thousand United States dollars($15,000.00). And also
the Government/Presidency has taken care of the shipping fee of your
ATM card,So if the delivery agent is requesting for another shipping
fee, You will have to report him to me immediately.

When you receive your ATM card, you have to alert me so that we can
give you process of how to activate and make use of your ATM CARD.If
you like to receive your fund this way,Kindly contact him with the
following informations below, Send it to his email address;

(1) Your Full Name
(2) Full residential address
(3) Phone And Fax Number
(4) Occupation.
(5) Age
(6) Marital Status
(7) Country

This message is supported by the Federal Government, After you might
have started making use of your ATM card, you can reward my firm one
way or the other you knows best.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Respectively
Ms Elizabeth Squire.
Secretary
ATM CARD PROCESSING DEPARTMENT.
Email: revd.iwuji@gmail.com

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