419 scam: "Mrs. Alice Collingwood" <upeter773@gmail.com> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.

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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)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- bmoharrisbank38@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Alice Collingwood" <upeter773@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bmoharrisbank38@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2022 14:58:30 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.

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PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.
Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your
contract/inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that
you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation
and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your
contract/inheritance payment since 2018. Secondly, you are hereby
advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is
an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your
payment immediately.

After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in
finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have
arranged your payment worth sum of $3.250.000 Million US Dollar,
through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER in Europe, America and Asia
Pacific, which is the instruction given by our president, Mrs. Alice
Collingwood (GCFR) American
This card center will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to
withdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but
the maximum is ($15,000) Fifteen Thousand Us Dollars in three
transactions per day. So, if you like to receive your fund this way,
you are advice to get back to us with the following information below
to enable us get back to you quickly with full details on how to
receive your card.

(1) Your Full Nameâ€¦â€¦
(2) Address where you want the payment center to send your ATM CARDâ€¦.
(3) Phone And Fax Number.. â€¦..

We shall be expecting to receive your information. Therefore, you have
to stop any further communication with anybody or office On this
regards, do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Alice Collingwood with the
above mentioned information. Note: Because of impostors, we hereby
issue you with our code of conduct, which is (776) so you have to
indicate this code when contacting or emailing this CARD CENTER. at
Email: bmoharrisbank38@gmail.com

Thanks for your co-operation.
Mrs. Alice Collingwood
BMO Harris Bank,

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