419 scam: Office File <wuniontr1@gmail.com> Attention please!

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22991579698 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- atmcenter349@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Office File <wuniontr1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmcenter998@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 03:36:02 -0400
Subject: Attention please!

Attention please!

Good day We were authorized by the President,Benin Republic and the
Governing Board of Central Bank to investigate the unnecessary delay
of your payment,to also recommend and approve your claims for payment
if the report of the unclaimed contract/inheritance funds is
genuine.However, we discovered that your funds has been unnecessarily
delayed by corrupt officials of some banks.

We have agreed with the authority that we will handle this payment
ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by those officials.
Currently your Inheritance/Contract fund of $1,5m Million has been
credited in ATM card.

Your ATM Card of $1.5 million USD has been approved and waiting to be
deposited with DHL delivery company anytime soon for registration,and
we agreed up that the delivery of Your $1.5 Million USD ATM card will
take off this week.So contact with your full info where your ATM card
will be delivered to.

1. Your full Name:_________
2. Your home Address: __
3. Your Age & Sex: ____________
4. Your Occupation: ___________
5. Your Cell Phone: _________
6. Your State of Origin: ______
7. Your Country:______________

CONTACT THEM WITH THIS INFO BELOW

NAME Rev. Frank Onyechi
Email: (atmcenter349@gmail.com)
+229 91579698

Urgent get back to us today with your full address where your ATM card
will be delivered to because i will not be in the office next two
weeks: The amount in your Card is US$1.5 Million,Contact us with your
details including phone lines for immediate delivery.

Regards,
Mr.James Wilson

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