419 scam: "Mr. James Amsterdam."<info@usa.net> Are You Dead Or Alive?? 149.130.179.127

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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:
- "you are required to pay " (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. )
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- mr.jamesamsterdam0422@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. James Amsterdam." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.jamesamsterdam2022@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 04:35:35 -0800
Subject: Are You Dead Or Alive?? 149.130.179.127

Attention: Please,

This is to notify you about A Power of Attorney forwarded to our office INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND UNIT (IMF) by one Richard Hardy, This man claimed to be your next of kin and the power of attorney he presented, stated that you are dead and he brought his account details for the change of ownership to replace your information in order to claim your fund worth of US$1,500.000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) which is now lying in a dormant account UNCLAIMED and here below is the information he provided where the fund will be transferred to him.

Full Name: Richard Hardy
Full Address: 109 Squire, Burleson, Texas 76024 USA
Telephone Number: 214-203-7680
Occupation: Retired Accountant
Account: Bank of America
Account Number: 324 080 4305.
Routing Number: 243506849

Be informed that the power of attorney he submitted, says you died of deadly disease but before you died that you issued the power of attorney in his favor as your representative that's why we contacted you. So you have 24hrs to confirm if you are (DEAD OR ALIVE) to enable our Intelligent Investigating Unit (IIU) to investigate and if the information he provided is false, he will be arrested for fraud.

Therefore, kindly contact us with this information below.

Contact Person: Mr. James Amsterdam
Address: Kampala Uganda
Email: ( mr.jamesamsterdam0422@gmail.com )
WhatsApp Number: +256 7460 10487

Remember to reconfirm your personal information below in order to renew and update your payment file to reflect in our central computer to avoid any mistakes and the only fee, you are required to pay is sum of US$295.00 (Two Hundred and Ninety-Five Dollars) for obtaining the (AFFIDAVIT CERTIFICATE OF CLAIM) from court here in Uganda.

1) Your Full Names: .......................
2) Your Current Address: ....................
4) Your Occupation/ Position: .....................
5) Your Marital Status/Age/Sex: ...................
6) Your Mobile/Telephone Number: .......................
7) A Copy of Your Passport/ Drivers Licenses: ...................

Best Regards,
Mr. James Amsterdam.

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