419 scam: "On Debt Settlement."<ercods@aol.com> You Can Now Withdraw Your Money In Any ATM Machine Any Where In The World

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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:

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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
- 125472info@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "On Debt Settlement." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <eoinfounit@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:58:24 +0100
Subject: You Can Now Withdraw Your Money In Any ATM Machine Any Where In The World

>From The Desk of Larry Smith
External Review Committee on Debt Settlement.
Fund Audit Balance Dept
UN-World Bank Collaboration

ATTENTION ORDERING BENEFICIARY
Re: Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification

Your name and your contact details was given to this office in respect of
your Total inherited Sum Owed to you which you have failed to Claim
because of Either Non-Compliance of official processes or because of your
unbelief of the Reality of your genuine payments.

We wish to bring to you the Solution to this problem. Right now we have
arranged your Payment through our Swift Card Payment Canters, that is the
Latest instruction from World Bank/ United Nation) This Year 2012.

This card Canter will Send you an ATM DEBIT Card which you will use to
Withdraw your Money in any ATM Machine in any part of the World, So if you
like to receive your fund in This way, please do not reply to this e-mail.
Contact the Bank immediately with the Necessary information required from
you bellow, So that they commence on processing of the card.

1. Full Name..........................................................
2. Phone and Fax number......................................
3. Address where you want them to send the ATM Card to (P O Box Not
Acceptable).................................................
4. Your age and current Occupation..........................
5. Attach copy of your identification..........................

We have been mandated by the ECOWAS/World Bank/ United Nation Parliament
to Issue out $1.4 Million usd in your favor this year 2012.
Also for your Information, you have to stop any further communication with
any other person or office to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment
in this method. Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our
Code of conduct, which is (ATM-3390) so you have to indicate this Code when
contacting the Card Canter by using it as Your Subject.

========================== You are advice to contact
Atten; Dr Shainaz D.Morris,
Director Remittance.
Unity Trusty Bank
Nine Brindleyplace
Birmingham BB1 2HBT, London
Email :(125472info@gmail.com )

International Dept Settlement.
Mr. Larry Smith

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