419 scam: "Rev. Frank Elliot" <worldbank.un07@gmail.com> RECOVERY OF DIVERTED ATM CARD, REPLY URGENTLY

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Frank Elliot" <worldbank.un07@gmail.com>
Reply-To: official.info021@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:14:39 -0700
Subject: RECOVERY OF DIVERTED ATM CARD, REPLY URGENTLY

"RECOVERY OF DIVERTED ATM CARD" has been cancelled
When Monday 21st June, 2021
03:30 PM to 04:30 PM(GMT) Greenwich Mean Time - Dublin /Edinburgh /
Lisbon / London
Message: The TOGO LOME Police Force Headquarters Louis Edet House Shehu
Shagari Way, Central, TOGO LOME

RECOVERY OF DIVERTED ATM CARD

Dear sir/madam,

I am contacting you personally to notify you of our discovery as well as
get some facts from you. Recently we arrested a Ghanaian Citizen who works
with the D.H.L office in TOGO with an ATM CARD bearing your name on it as
the beneficiary and the owner of the card. However the entire parcel
containing the proof of claim ownership which includes 4 digit secret PIN #
was also in your name has so far been recovered from him.

After we arrested and interrogated him, he confessed his name as Mr Kwame
Foster who worked with the D.H.L office in Nigeria. He further confessed
that earlier this year, he was approached by a staff of Zenith Bank Plc and
UBA Bank about the diversion of a parcel containing ATM VISA CARD belonging
to one foreigner which he agreed and then they collaborated to divert your
ATM VISA CARD from being dispatched to the destination. And To further
conclude our investigation, we will like to hear from you immediately to
enable us to carry out proper action.

Therefore, you are required to re-confirming your full contact details for
verification as follows: 1. Your full name 2. Your contact address. 3. Your
Direct Phone Number and a copy of your identification so we can ascertain
dealing with the true beneficiary.

Waiting for your immediate reply.

Yours Sincerely,
Rev. Frank Elliot

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