419 scam: acg acg <acgacg.org@gmail.com> VERY URGENT

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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 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +442033895836
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.
- efgints@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: acg acg <acgacg.org@gmail.com>
Reply-To: h.bahaa1957@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:52:08 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT

Attention!
Did you authorize Daniel who presented document of claim purported to have
been
signed by you for the release of your part-payment Ready for payment
through an online banking
setup ?? he is Claiming the fund while the Beneficiary Still Valid in your
Name. If you did not give any Authorization to Daniel, kindly get back to us
withing 48hrs and reconfirm the below info as your funds.

(1)Your Full Name============(2)Mobile Number=====(3)Current Home Address=======(4)Phone Number===============(5)Country===================(6)City=====================(7)Age/Occupation =============
NOTE;

I have been directed to inform you that you have a pending fund in our bank
database for over time now and you have never contacted

us for a claim ever since then. This said fund was transferred from a
correspondent bank and it was directed to be wired to your bank

account but we decided to be silent to hear from you and ever since then
you haven't emailed us or called us.

Stop all communications you are having with those internet fraudsters today
and lets assist you so that you can receive your funds

immediately.

I want you to get back to me today so that i can tell how to proceed
immediately so that you can receive your long waiting funds of

Fifty Three Million Dollars ( $53,000,000 ) ,Contact bank immediately for
online banking set up.
EFG International bank
Curzon St, Mayfair, London
W1J 5JB, UK
Tel: +44 20
33895836
Email:efgints@hotmail.com
Contact person : Phillip
Edward.

Regards,
Dr. Hariri Bahaa.
( Director Of International Remittance Department ).
EFG International Bank,UK.

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