419 scam: "Mrs.Sandra Ken" <whitehousepresidencoffice@gmail.com> ATM Card Number 2054 3456 0452 4204

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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:
- "courier service" (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.
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.
- +2347010177648 (Nigeria, 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.
- wd99111@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Sandra Ken" <whitehousepresidencoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wd99111@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 20:14:37 +0100
Subject: ATM Card Number 2054 3456 0452 4204

This is to inform you that we have been working towards the
eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Africa with the help of
the Organization of African Unity (OAU) United Nations (UN), European
Union (EU) and FBI.

We have been able to track down some scam artists in various parts of
African countries which includes (Nigeria, Republic of Benin, Ghana
and Senegal with cote d'ivoire ) and they are all in Government
custody now, they will appear at International Criminal Court (ICC)
soon for Justice.

During the course of investigation, they were able to recover some
funds from these scam artists and the IMF organization has ordered the
funds recovered to be shared among the 10 Lucky people listed around
the World as a compensation. This notice has been directed to you
because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists file
and computer hard-disk during the investigation, maybe you have been
scammed. You are therefore being compensated with a sum of Four
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars valid into an (ATM Card Number
2054 3456 0452 4204).

Since your email address is among the lucky beneficiaries who will
receive a compensation funds, we have arranged your payment to be paid
to you through ATM VISA CARD and deliver to your postal address with
the Pin Numbers as to enable you withdrawal maximum of $4,000 on each
withdrawal from any Bank ATM Machine of your choice, until all the
funds are exhausted.

The ATM Card with Security Pin Numbers shall be delivered to you via
courier Service, depending your choice.

In order to proceed with this transaction, you will be required to
contact the agent in-charge ( MR. Walker DAVID ) via e-mail. Kindly
look below to find appropriate contact information:

CONTACT AGENT NAME: MR. Walker DAVID
Email..... wd99111@gmail.com
Phone Number: Call: +2347010177648

You will be required to e-mail him with the following information:

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:

We advise you to stop all communications with everyone regarding your
payment as we have short listed to deliver to you and now urge you to
comply and receive your ATM Card funds.

Thanks for your understanding as you follow instructions while I wait
to hear from you today.

Yours in Services
Mrs.Sandra Ken

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