419 scam: "Mr. Dorso Sandwidi" <dorsosandwidi01@gmail.com> Your payment approved through ATM visa card

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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)
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.
- dorsosandwidi90@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Dorso Sandwidi" <dorsosandwidi01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr. Dorso Sandwidi" <dorsosandwidi90@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 11:05:01 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Your payment approved through ATM visa card

Attn: Beneficiaries
I am Mr. Dorso Sandwidi newly inployed as an agent fund recover and compensation department, This is to officially inform you that I have
verified your file fund presently in my office , and I found out that you have not received your payment after all your effort to get your
fund in respect to your inheritance payment. Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is
an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediatelybecause most of the officials in this bank has been
sacked no longer working with our bank.

After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have
arranged your payment through our SWIFTCARD PAYMENT CENTER in Europe,America and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given by the UN,
(GCFR) Burkina Faso.

This card centre will send you an ATM VISA CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but
the maximum Amount is $5.5million dollars while ($5,000.00) Five Thousand Dollars per day. So, if you like to receive your fund this
way, please do contact (dorsosandwidi90@gmail.com) Telephone +226 76364392 and forward the below details to ATM VISA CARD department
immediately.

1.) Full Name:
2.) Residence Address where your ATM CARD will be send:
3.) Phone Number And Fax Number:
4.) Total Fund to be received:
5.) Age and Occupation:
6.) A Scan of Your International Passport or Identity Card or Driver's License:

Instead of losing your fund, please indicate to the card centre the total sum you are expecting and for your Information you have stop any
further communication with anybody or office. On this regards, do not hesitate tocontact me for more details and direction, and also please
do update me with any new development.
Thanks for your co-operation.

Regards,
Managment
Mr. Dorso Sandwidi

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