419 scam: minister of finance <chinatrustc@gmail.com> YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS IN ATM VISA CARD

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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:
- ",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)
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.
- infoshiftcargoservice@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: minister of finance <chinatrustc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infoshiftcargoservice@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2022 07:06:51 +0100
Subject: YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS IN ATM VISA CARD

Attention, Pls,

This is to official inform you that the total sum of $5,000,000.00 USD
has been approved and signed in your name, the payment of
$5,000,000.00 is from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic
Development, you can verified and confirm this from the
ministry of Finance official website www.finance.go.ug you are to
receive the funds in ATM Visa Card which will be deliver to your home
address,

You will receive the ATM Visa Card from Shift Cargo Service. the company
website is www.shiftcargoservices.com

you should contact the company with your full name and address
together with your phone on this email address
(infoshiftcargoservice@gmail.com) so that they will give you a
tracking number of your ATM Package Contact Person Richard D Brown
phone number +256740646721,

Best Regards
Hon. Matia Kasaija
Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development

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