419 scam: "MR. TERRY WALTERS" <tolanosman2@gmail.com> ATTENTION: DEAR APPROVED BENEFICIARY,

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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:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. TERRY WALTERS" <tolanosman2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "MR. TERRY WALTERS" <terrywalters06@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 23:07:02 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION: DEAR APPROVED BENEFICIARY,

DIRECTOR ATM CARD DEPARTMENT
BOA BANK PLC.
REPUBLIC OF UGANDA EAST AFRICA.
OUR REF:U.B./MF/B01/Vol 01

ATTENTION: DEAR APPROVED BENEFICIARY,

YOUR EMAIL IS WELL RECEIVED AND NOTED,IT IS OUR PLEASURES TO INFORMED YOU THAT YOUR ATM CARD HAS BEEN APPROVED AND UPGRADED IN YOUR FAVOR AND YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS (ATM-9045 ). YOUR SECRET PIN NUMBER WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU UPON RECEIVE OF THE ATM FOR SECURITY REASON, THE ATM CARD VALUE $1.5Musd (ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE OF AMERICAN DOLLARS ONLY).

YOU ARE ADVICE THAT A MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL VALUE OF $5000USD IS PERMITTED FOR WITHDRAWAL LIMIT DAILY AND WE ARE DULY INTER-SWITCHED AND YOU CAN WITHDRAW IN ANY LOCATION OF ATM CENTER OF YOUR CHOICE/NEAREST TO YOU.

NOW IT'S LEFT FOR YOU TO COME DOWN TO UGANDA HERE IN EAST AFRICA AND
COLLECT YOUR ATM, BUT IF YOU CAN NOT TRAVELED DOWN TO UGANDA, THEN NOTE THAT WE HAVE CONCLUDED ON THE DELIVERY ARRANGEMENT, ACCREDITED COURIER DELIVERY SERVICE ON THEIR PROCEDURES OF DELIVERING YOUR ATM CARD TO YOUR GIVEN ADDRESS, IN VIEW OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE COST OF THE DELIVERY SERVICE IS SUM $79USD.

BE ADVICED TO KEEP EVERY INFORMATION GIVEN TO YOU SAVED AND SECURED WITH YOU, SO KEEP IT IS VERY CONFIDENTIAL FROM ANY OTHER PERSONS EXCEPT YOU TO KNOW ONLY, TO UNDERSTAND WELL WITH US.

FINALLY IF YOU CANNOT COME DOWN TO UGANDA TO HAVE YOUR ATM, THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO SEND THE COURIER SERVICE COST OF $79USD TO THE LISTED INFORMATION AS BELOW THROUGH WESTERN UNION, MONEY GRAM, RIA MONEY TRANSFER TO ENABLE US DELIVER YOUR ATM TO YOUR GIVEN ADDRESS.

RECEIVERS NAME: DIANA MUGIMBA
COUNTRY:UGANDA
CITY:KAMPALA
ANSWER:$79
REFERENCE NUMBERS.

MORE EVER, NOTE THAT YOUR ATM CARD CAN BE USED IN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
BECAUSE IT IS A PREPAID MASTER CARD.
YOURS IN SERVICE

REV. TERRY WALTERS
(THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT)

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