419 scam: The United Nations <gfstw@aol.de> Your ATM Card Is Ready!!

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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:
- "adams123@gmx.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: The United Nations <gfstw@aol.de>
Reply-To: adams123@gmx.com
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:17:39 +0100
Subject: Your ATM Card Is Ready!!

Attention Please!.

This is to officially inform you that we have been having meetings for the past Three (3) Weeks which ended two days ago with the World Bank president and other seven continental presidents. On the Congress we treated on solutions to Scam victims and the world economic crises that affected individual output.

Note: we have decided to contact you following the reports we received from our International Monitoring Group for our annual free compensation, including international business that failed due to Government problems etc, your name/email has been submitted to us therefore the United Nations have agreed to compensate you with the sum of (USD$750,000.00). this compensation is for upgrading individual financial capacities and those that are in involve in any fraudulent activities.

We have arranged your payment through our ATM VISA Card which is the latest instruction from the World Bank president, so therefore you are advised to contact our Representative Agent. Mr. Tony Adams who is in position to release your ATM VISA Card, Contact him immediately with the above information's as listed below:

Contact Name: Mr Tony Adams
Email: ( adams123@gmx.com )

Once again for the collection of your ATM VISA Card, contact our representative Mr Tony Adams to enable you confirm your payment without any further delay and note that any other contact you made outside his office is at your own risk.

Regards,
Deputy Secretary-General (U.N).

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