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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "andy.okoro@qatar.io" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Henry Uba" <henryuba132@ankara.tc>
Reply-To: andy.okoro@qatar.io
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:30:15 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION : ATM MASTER CARD OWNER ,
ATTENTION : ATM MASTER CARD OWNER ,
WE HERE BY NOTIFYING YOU THAT FIDELITY BANK PLC HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT
YOUR PAYMENT OF $3.6MILLION.USD THROUGH ATM CARD .YOU HAVE TO STOP FURTHER
COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) OR MINISTRY OF FINANCE
AFRICA TO AVOID HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM CARDPAYMENT.FIDELITY BANK PLC
DIRECTOR HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC
ATM CARD PAYMENT. THE BANK HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT ($3.6MILLION.USD)
THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU
AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY
PART OF THE WORLD . THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS $7,000 USD PER DAY. A TOTAL
OF $7,000.00USD AT A TIME . NOW YOU ARE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURFUND BY CONTACTING
THE BANK TODAY. THIS IS A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH MASTER CARD
COMPANY USA.
KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATM PAYMENT
CARD TO YOU.
YOU ARE REQUESTED SEND YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AS LIST BELOW:
FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
YOUR AGE
YOUR OCCUPATION
FOR IMMEDIATE MAILING OF THE ATM CARD TO YOUR ADDRESS.
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS THE (FIDELITY BANK PLC) HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR
CODE OF CONDUCT SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHICH IS ATM-0315 WHEN
CONTACTING REGINALD IHEJIAHI-M.D. ON THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR
SUBJECT.KINDLY NOTIFY (FIDELITY BANK PLC) IMMEDIATELY TO CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF
THIS MASSAGE FROM THE FIDELITY BANK PLC.
DR ANDY OKORO.
HEAD OF ATM DEPT.
EMAIL (andy.okoro@qatar.io)
(FIDELITY BANK PLC)BENIN REPUBLIC.
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