419 scam: "Access Bank Plc" <accessbank@accessbank.com> Re: Urgent & Important

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "accessbank@accessbank.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "accessbank@accessbank.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "accessbank@accessbank.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "accessbank@accessbank.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "accessbank@accessbank.com" (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.
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.
- pdoug36@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Access Bank Plc" <accessbank@accessbank.com>
Reply-To: pdoug36@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 15:13:42 +0200
Subject: Re: Urgent & Important

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Attn:

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract file
presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your
payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the
obligations giving to you in respect to your contract payment.

Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials
in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so
wish to receive your payment immediately.

After the Board of directors' meeting held in Abuja, we have resolved in
finding a solution to your problem and also have arranged your payment
through our ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER in Europe, America, Africa and Asia
Pacific. This is part of an instruction/mandate/passed by the Senate in
respect to overseas contract payment and debt re-scheduling.

We will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money via
any ATM dispensing
machine/s in any part of the world and the maximum daily limit is Fifty
Thousand United State Dollars.

If you desire to receive your fund this way, Kindly re-confirm your
(1) Your Full Name
(2) Full residential address.
(3) Phone and Fax Number
(4) your occupation

We shall be expecting to receive your information as you have to stop any
further communication with anybody or office. Thanks for your
co-operation.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Helen Agson
{Secretary}

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