419 scam: test01@itman.co.kr ATTN:BENEFICIARY

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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:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: test01@itman.co.kr
Reply-To: efemichael896@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 05:48:05 +0100
Subject: ATTN:BENEFICIARY

DID YOU AUTHORISE MR. ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND? AT=
TN:BENEFICIARY APPLICATION TO CLAIM YOUR FUND IN OUR DEPOSITORY PLEASE BE I=
NFORM THAT, WE JUST RECEIVED THE BELOW; STATED ACCOUNT'S TODAY FROM ONE MR.=
ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM STATING CLEARLY AS THE BENEFICIARY/ OUR AGENT=
OF THE FUNDS $15.5MILLION IN WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY DIRECTED TO BE CREDITED=
INTO YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT AS SUBMITTED TO US, DUE TO OUR DISCOVERING WE=
ARE DIRECTED WITH A MATTER OF URGENCY TO CONTACT YOU O CONFIRMED IF THIS B=
ODIES AND ORGANIZATION ARE REALLY YOUR AGENT BEFORE WE CAN IMMEDIATELY CRED=
IT THIS FUNDS INTO THE ACCOUNT'S WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY. WE HAVE TODAY R=
ECEIVED A CHANGE OF ACCOUNT APPLICATION, A POWER OF ATTORNEY AND A LEGAL DO=
CUMENT FROM MR. ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEK AM, A CITIZEN OF CANADA WHO CLAI=
MS TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE,ASSIGNED AND AUTHORIZED BY YOU FOR THE CLAIM O=
F YOUR FUND AWAITING TRANSFER INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. HE SAID THA=
T YOU HAD AN ACCIDENT FEW DAYS AGO AND COULD NOT PROCEED AND CLAIM THIS FUN=
D US$15.5MILLIONUNITED STATE DOLLARS. HIS BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION BELOW:- =
(1) CANADA ACCOUNT:- BANK NAME:CIBC BANK BANK ADDRESS: #3003 DANFORTH AVENU=
E ,DANFORTH & VICTORIA BRANCH, CANADA TRANSIT # : 07932/010 ACCOUNT # : 92-=
26133 (US$ CURRENT) SWIFT CODE:CIBCCATT BENEFICIARY :ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT D=
EDEKAM (2) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACCOUNT: BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA BAN=
K ADDRESS: 5938 FM ROAD 2920 SPRING, TEXAS 77379 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A=
CCOUNT NUMBER: 5860-1175-0889 SWIFT CODE: BOFAUS3N ROUTING CODE: 111000025 =
BENEFICIARY:ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM IF WE DID NOT HEAR FROM YOU IN THR=
EE (3) WORKING DAYS, WE SHALL CONCLUDE THAT YOU AUTHORIZED MR.ANDERSEN ERIK=
ROBERT DEDEK AM TO CLAIM YOUR FUND AND THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFER INTO HIS =
BANK ACCOUNT. DID YOU AUTHORIZE HIM TO DIVERT YOUR FUND INTO HIS BANK ACCOU=
NT? REPLY VIA EMAIL IN RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION IN DETAIL=
S. SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. 1. NAMES IN FULL: 2. ADDRESS: 3. NATIONA=
LITY: 4. AGE: 5. OCCUPATION: 6. PHONE/FAX: 7. PRESENT COUNTRY: 8. BANKING D=
ETAILS: WE AWAITS YOUR URGENT RESPONSE. MICHAEL EFE=20

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