419 scam: "Mr. Nelson Douglas" <kikir@eunet.rs> GOOD DAY TO YOU DEAR 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:

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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- unitedbank679@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Nelson Douglas" <kikir@eunet.rs>
Reply-To: nelsondouglas54@aol.com
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2020 02:22:51 -0800
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU DEAR BENEFICIARY,

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GOOD DAY TO YOU DEAR BENEFICIARY,

This is about your abandoned ATM Master Card,
I am Mr. Nelson Douglas, director ATM Head of Operation United Bank For
Africa PLC
I resumed to this office on JULY 17th, and during my official research,
I discovered an abandoned ATM Master card valued the sum of $17.5
Million belonging to you as the rightfully intimate beneficiary.
I tried to know why this card has not been released to you, but the UBA
Bank management told me that the former director ATM head of operation
who left this office sometime ago sent you series of emails but you did
not respond till date.

Now your ATM Master card is still available and ready for your
receiving, Therefore i want you to get back to me with the below
information if your still ALIVE for proper authentication of the ATM
MASTER CARD.

Information such as :
Your Name:........
Phone Number:.....
Residential Address:....
Country:...........
Date of Birth:.......
Occupation:......
Copy of your ID card / driving license

CONTACT:
EMAIL: unitedbank679@gmail.com
TEL: +1 407 216 2891

Thank you
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Nelson Douglas

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