419 scam: "LINUS ADAMS"<mrlinusadams1@gmail.com> PAYMENT UPDATE

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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "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)
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.
- stevenjones6791@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LINUS ADAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stevenjones_ubnplc@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:34:56 +0200
Subject: PAYMENT UPDATE

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to inform you about your email success in our computer balloting held on 20 of October 2019. It was an

Internet draw by the combination of the International Monetary funds (IMF) and the Microsoft words. Your email

address was approved as one of the winners hence you are being contacted. This is a Millennium Scientific and a

promotional program aimed at encouraging Internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.

The total star prize amount in question is Five Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$5.2M) and

will be paid to you via Automated Teller Machine (ATM CARD). Therefore, you are advised to contact the director of

ATM CARD payment officer Rev. Steven Jones with your Full name,country, Telephone number, Address, Age and

occupation for more directives.

Rev. Steven Jones, Director, ATM payment department

Email: stevenjones6791@gmail.com

We anticipate your total compliance to this message immediately.

YOURS SINCERELY,

Mr. Linus Adams

ASSISTANT DEPUTY GOVERNOR [SKYE BANK PLC)

Anti-fraud resources:

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