419 scam: "Roman Wexber"<"Roman"@movie.ocn.ne.jp> Your ATM Card of $1,900,000.00 USD 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- rwenzl011@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- within 48 hrs. kindly forward the following to my email rwenzl011@gmail.com for our necessary action: your full names/occupation your (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Roman Wexber" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rwenzl011@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 17:29:32 +0100
Subject: Your ATM Card of $1,900,000.00 USD Ready

From the Desk of Roman Wenzl
Director, Remittance Department,
CITIBANK GROUP

For Your Attention,

APPROVED PAYMENT IN YOUR FAVOUR

This is to officially inform you that an Inter-Switch Automated Teller Machine ( ATM ) VISA Card with total sum of US$1,900,000.00 ( One Million, Nine Hundred Thousand

United States Dollars ) has been issued in your favour as the next of kin to Smith who passed away in March 2017.You were registered as the next of kin in our record,

your Personal Identification Number is ATM-42990100030015. The Visa Card has a daily withdrawal limit of US$5,000.00 per Day. Instruction was given and We were

directed by the management through the Ministry of Finance, AUDITS, United Nations (UN) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release the fund US$1,900,000.00 ( One

Million, Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ) through International ATM-PREPAID VISA CARD and deliver to you, which you can use in any cash point, shopping

mall or any bank around you. You can make withdrawal from this International ATM VISA Card from any ATM MACHINE location nearest to you or in any part of the world.

Be informed that the PREPAID VISA CARD has been upgraded and processed by us CITIBANK. The password of the CARD will be forwarded to you via our Security courier

Express to your door step and NOT by any other Courier Services for security purpose.

You are advised to reconfirm your full contact details to enable us process/ship the VISA CARD containing the fund to you by a Security courier Express Service which

will be dispatched within 48 hrs.

Kindly forward the following to my email rwenzl011@gmail.com for our necessary action:

Your Full Names/Occupation
Your Physical Contact, Home or Office address for Delivery.
Your Direct Telephone Number and a Copy of your Valid ID CARD.

Looking forward to receiving your prompt response.

Yours faithfully,

Roman Wenzl
Director, Remittance Department,
CITIBANK GROUP
Email rwenzl011@gmail.com OR g044cbu@yahoo.co.uk

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