419 scam: "Online Promotion Announcer"<urshula@cityline.by> Urgent Attention Dear Beneficiary,

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Online Promotion Announcer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jerrygeb@ovi.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 08:28:43 -0000
Subject: Urgent Attention Dear Beneficiary,

Urgent Attention Dear Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that the United Bank Pay settlement Committee and the ATM International Inc. wishes to congratulate you on the successful emergence in our ongoing fund remittance promo of all ATM card users around the globe. This scheme was initiated by the C.U.P and the ATM Inc. to compensate ATM card users and also to help the world in the sustainable 2012 poverty alleviation scheme.

In regards to this, we wish to inform you that your ATM compensation funds valued at $1,000,000.00 USD has been authorized to be released to you through our corresponding financial institution in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa. Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire Pay is a leading operator approved by British's Welfare Lottery Center to develop and operate real-time electronic paperless lottery services in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire and around the globe.

in accordance with the rules and regulations set by Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire’s Welfare Lottery Center as a result of a joint development effort by the Cote d'Ivoire Union Pay and the ATM inc to all ATM card users worldwide. You are hereby requested to contact the office of our remittance agent Mr. Water Aka via email: contact@b-o-a-ci.com and telephone +22557788377 with details giving below with your personal details for immediate procession of worn fund.

Required information: 1. Full Name, 2. Phone and Fax Number, 3. Address Were You Want Them to Send the ATM Card to (P.O Box Not Acceptable), 4. Your Age and Current Occupation, 5. Country.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-34) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject. Now contact our ATM center Manager for more details. We Wait for Your Expedite Response.

Yours in Service,

Dr. Jerry Geb
Online Promotion Announcer

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