419 scam: "Mr. Christopher Oliver"<admin@bharatourbali.com> CONTACT THE BANK NOW.

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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:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
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.
- +27838688915 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Christopher Oliver" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cm.oliver56@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:36:10 -0800
Subject: CONTACT THE BANK NOW.

Department: Atm/Telex Fiduciary
The Office: Chris Oliver
Johannesburg South Africa
Finance Department
Tell: +27838688915
Date: November 10 2016

Re : Financial Insurance Funding Department. South Africa (F.IF.D)

Dear: Fund Beneficiary,

Hello : (Atm Card Fund Beneficiary ($10.8MillionUSD)

I write to inform you concerning the approval of your Unclaimed pending funds still in an ATM Card with reconfiguration of $5.8 million United States Dollar. I have tried to contact you both on Phone and email, but I felt you are not getting the possible Updates via my email Notice. Update me when you get this email for confirmation. However, In furtherance to the last meeting held by the BOARD MEMBERS FINANCIAL HOUSE SOUTH AFRICA. I confirm to you that the fund on your ATM Card with registered access ID: J378Q90 is no longer active with the remitting PIN **53. The fund is now with the Reserve Bank Africa and will be released to you at your time of service. The new registered code on your Approved fund file is (U4738K9). Every necessary arrangement concerning the delivery of your ATM card is under due process. The department is making sure there is no error while reconfiguration is taking verification. The Atm card will be delivered directly to your home address. Kindly again, reconfirm your direct physical

Having registered your details on the reserve foreign payment database as ordered by the Ministry of finance to make sure all fund is aptly paid, I hereby advise you to contact the Atm Card department and instruction will be given to you on the swiftest mode of having the card to you.,

Contact the Atm Configuration Department with the below instruction. This is your COC (code of conduct (Atm376sjk). Morealso, you can apply for bank wire transfer if need be with below emails for proper directives

Email: atm.configuration@reservebankafrica.com
Operation hours : 24hours Mon-Friday and Saturday 9:00A.m to 1:00P.m

Congratulation

Thank you

Faithfully Yours'

Chris Oliver

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