419 scam: Franck Nicolas <franck.nicolas001@gmail.com> You have won $1,million US,dollars ATM credit card

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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.
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.
- eco.western02@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Franck Nicolas <franck.nicolas001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: eco.western03@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:26:41 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: You have won $1,million US,dollars ATM credit card

ATTENTION:

FROMMINISTRY OF FINANCE
Â
Am Mr. Franck Nicolas from ministry of finance you have won $2,million ATMCREDIT CARD so all you have to do now is to contact the Ecobank Director,we deposited the ATM CREDIT CARD in their custodyyou have to contact him immediately so that he will advice you on how toreceive your fund without any delay.

Contact Person: Mr Aline Dansuki, Director of Ecobank PLC Burkina Faso with below E-mail (eco.western02@hotmail.com) and tell him thatyou re the owner of $2,million ATM CREDIT CARD that was deposited in their custody,and you have applied for the transfer of your fundimmediately.

If you contact him after 4days you didnâ€™t receive your fund then you canlet us know please make sure you contact him with your information so thatthere will be no mistake okay, donâ€™t forget this are the listed informationyou have to send to them.

Your Full Name ...
Telephone number ...
Your Country name.....
Your internationalpassports and Full address......
Your account information......

Contact person Mr Aline Dansuki You can call him immediately you send him mailplease call him with respect so that he can pay attention to you, call himthrough this number Phone.+226 74 50 97 82 or email address (eco.western02@hotmail.com)

Best Regards
Mr. FRANCK NICOLAS

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