419 scam: "Dr Mellisa Allen"<willem@104fm.org.za> Your ATM VISA CARD $950,000.00

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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "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.
- +2299985732000 (Benin, probably a 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.
- tnt.tnt@deliveryman.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Mellisa Allen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hm75901@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:39:45 +0100
Subject: Your ATM VISA CARD $950,000.00

Dr Mellisa Allen

www.brgov.com

Director UBA BANK

Affiliation Help Desk

www.unicelf.org

Good Day.

The UNICEF Home to Help Children :: Humanitarian Aid & Emergency U.S. Fund Relief : in Affiliation with BIA/UBA BANK have agreed to compensate you with the sum of US$950,000.00, for self support.This is regarding the draws he organized before he left the office to help individuals to own a self charity organization also for your to build your Personal Company/organization so as to help the less privileged children.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract, inheritance sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems and the World financial Crisis etc. We found your name in the list of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we are contacting you.

For Security Reasons, the Fund was deposited in ATM VISA CARD ACCOUNT. What you have to do now is to contact the TNT Express Courier ( info.tnt@zmail.com ) as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your visa card to you immediately. For your information.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below:

Company Name: TNT Courier Service

Manager. kessier Febian

Email: info.tnt@zmail.com

Email: tnt.tnt@deliveryman.com

Tel: +229-99 8573 2000

Finally, make sure that you confirm your Contact details to ensure immediate delivery of your Consignment Package.

Your full names................

Your Contact address...........,

Your phone numbers............

Your Driver's License...........

Age, Occupation.....................

And the nearest local and international airport..., to avoid wrong delivery, they will issue you a delivery code#, to enable you track your consignment box and know when it will get to your address.

We are sorry for the past inconveniences

Regards,

Dr Mellisa Allen

www.hsbc.us.com

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