419 scam: Nathaniel Douglas <peteraman043@gmail.com> Your Urgent Attention needed

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "required fee " (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. )
- "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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- ",000,000" (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 company" (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.
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.
- dmrnathaniel@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Nathaniel Douglas <peteraman043@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dmrnathaniel@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:05:58 +0100
Subject: Your Urgent Attention needed

--
World Bank Assisted Program
Directorate of International
Payment and Transfers.
50088 Kuala Lumpur, Federal
Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Your Urgent Attention needed

This is a true compensation approved from the united nation to
compensate you due to maybe you has been scam before and again you may
be victim of scam, the united nation approved where your fund
originated to process ATM Master Card with valid cash of USD
$5,000.000.00 million in your favor in order to compensate you so
that if you have been scammed before this is a compensation and you
will be making your withdrawals from the ATM Master Card as you will
be allowed in making withdrawals minimum of USD $20,000.00 {twenty
thousand USD per a day or every 24 hrs from any ATM machine around
you. Your ATM Master Card will be delivered to your address through
courier delivery services within 2 days. Please note that we are only
using FedEx courier company as it is the only company that we signed a
contract with so we can actually monitor the delivery, so many
complaints are rising up every day, concerning the inability of the
young courier companies unable to make deliveries, we have also learn
that the Dhl company asks for security fees, IMF FEES AND FBI FEES.

My dear there is no such thing as that, the only payment that the
courier companies anywhere in the world asks of is just the delivery
fee and the security fee, which is very understanding, please you have
to be very careful in your dealings as there is no such thing as IMF
fee. Or documents, the united nations has warned all the security
agencies to desist from an illegal act, as this fund is been sent to
you due to the rate of poverty, and as such no one has the power to
stop your delivery,

For you to be safe, we will assign a special task force team to follow
up your delivery with the delivery lady so as to be sure that nothing
happens to your parcel, once you receive your card try to call this
number and send a the code i will give to you. They will activate your
card instantly.

BELOW ARE YOUR ATM CARD DATA :

Amount credit: USD$5,000,000.00 million
Your ATM Card Account # : 2099-0505-0014-1812
Card limit per a day: USD$20,000.00
Expiring date: 10/11/2023
Pin code # :8221:

You are required to send me your full details such as :..........
Your full name...........
Your full contact address........
Your telephone/mobile number..............
Copy of your international passport or driver's license

Also be informed that the only fee you will send down to the courier
company is just the delivery and security fee, Which is just $250 USD
no one dares to ask for any more fees. If anyone does, report to us
immediately, you have absolutely nothing to worry about this delivery,
you will be surprise on how everything will work out accordingly,

Your to send the required fee to this agent name through western Union

Receivers Name : ROSENANI ANAK MINCHONG
Country. Malaysia
City...Kuala lumpur
Amount..$250 Dollars
Mtcn or Reference..?
Senders Name..?
senders Address ..?

Once you send these above information your ATM Master Card will be
processed and delivered to your address and you can as well move down
to any nearest ATM paying machine and apply your pin code # :8221: to
make your withdrawals without any delay. if you will be finding it
difficult to make use of the card, the lady that will be assigned to
you will assist you ok. I am waiting to hear from you as soon as
possible, kindly direct your email to dmrnathaniel@gmail.com
congratulations!!

Mr. Nathaniel Douglas
Director Swift card payment center

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