419 scam: "Mr. Richard white" <"www."@festa.ocn.ne.jp> GOOD NEWS FROM ATM CARD CENTER OFFICE,

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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:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22968939729 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Richard white" <"www."@festa.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Richard white" <mgram7460@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:26:07 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GOOD NEWS FROM ATM CARD CENTER OFFICE,

GOOD NEWS FROM ATM CARD CENTER OFFICE,

How are you today? hope all is right with you; Please I advised that you should read this email message very carefully and urgently get back to me
immediately to avoid wrong delivery of your overdue inheritance unpaid ATM CARD fund worth of $10.5 Million USD presently at our custody United Nation.

Based on the meeting held yesterday with the United Nations Official, US Embassy Republic of Benin Official and IMF officials In collaboration with
Office of the Presidency Republic of Benin and Federal Ministry of Finance F.M.F Republic of Benin regarding all overdue inheritance payment File of which
your name and email ID was listed among the unpaid beneficiary, I am writing to inform you that your files appeared on our desk to pay you a partial payment of $10.5 million US Dollars of your funds for this fiscal year.

But we are having misunderstanding because a lady by name Mrs. Monica Ohge,from United States of America called our Office on Friday stating that she is
your new next of kin that you have given her the power of attorney to claim your unpaid ATM CARD Fund worth of $10.5 Million USD, she clearly informed our
Office that you have instructed her to receive the funds on your favor that you are greatly Will which makes it impossible for you to answer all our calls and
email to you so far that you cannot work or answer any calls due to your presently health condition.

Executive Board of Director Federal Ministry of Finance Republic of Benin are currently and so confuse about her claim that is why the authority instructed
me to travel to your country and contact you for us to know if she is telling us the truth or not, to avoid delivering of your unpaid fund worth of $10.5 Million USD to unexpected person
as we have no clue about this person Mrs. Monica Ohge .

She also forwarded below information/DETAILS to us for the delivery of your unpaid inheritance Payment worth the total sum of $10.5 Million USD.

FULL NAME== Mrs. Monica Ohge
COUNTRY===USA
ADDRESS====3500 OLD DENTON RD APT 208; CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75007 PHONE NUMBER==
(229) 231-6371 ) Kindly check this information and name if we can go ahead and
deliver the funds to her info.

After she provided this info to us, she instructed us not to bother or disturbed ourselves by contacting you, because you cannot access your email
presently due to your present health condition that we should deliver the funds to her provided information directly because she is now acting
on your behalf. If you are still interested of this ATM CARD fund kindly reconfirm your current information to us urgently to avoid wrong delivery;Info's Such as?

1. Your Full Name:=======
2. Your Telephone No:====
3. Your Country:=========
4. Your Home Address:====
5. Your Nearest airport:==

We wait to hear from you soon Don't keep us awaiting for your own good.

Your Sincerely
Director Mr. Richard White
Tel: +22968939729
Tel: 812-777-7397

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