419 scam: "Mr. Stephen West wood" <hopeson2580@yahoo.co.jp> COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER VIA VISA ATM CASH 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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: "Mr. Stephen West wood" <hopeson2580@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Stephen West wood" <info.unitedbankforafrica16@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 01:43:02 +0900 (JST)
Subject: COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER VIA VISA ATM CASH CARD

COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER VIA VISA ATM CASH CARD

Attn: Approved Beneficiary

Your email contact address was given to this office in respect of your total inherited compensation sum owed to you which you have failed to claim because of either non compliance of official processes or because of your unbelief of the reality of your genuine payment.

We wish to bring to you the solution to this problem right now, You are hereby notified that your Inheritance Contract Payment of Eight Million six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars $ 8.600,000 USD has been Approved to be made to you through United bank for Africa ATM Visa Card.The debit card can be used on any ATM machine all over the world or you can go to your bank to off load the funds.

We will send you an International Swift ATM Card with valued sum of $ 8.600,000 USD (Eight Million And six Hundred Thousand USD Only), which you are to use in accessing your fund in any ATM Stand / location worldwide and remember that the maximum withdrawal daily limit is Five Thousand United States Dollars $ 5,000.00

For confirmation of beneficial right, you are subjected to respond to this email through our electronic mail service and provide us with the following requirements

1) Full name:
2) House Address:
3) Telephone Number:
4) A Copy of your ID Card:
5) Age:
6) Current occupation:

We have been mandated by the ECOWAS parliament to issue out the sum of $ 8.600,000 USD in your favor this fiscal year, so be informed that all the necessary arrangement of processing your fund of US $ 8.600,000 USD into ATM Visa Card that will be dispatched to your designated address for your use in making daily withdrawals will be made as soon as we hear from you

Feel free to call me + 299-9961-9049 as am always here to give you best of our services.

Expecting your immediate response.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Stephen West wood
Director Foreign Operations.
UBA Bank, Plc.

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