419 scam: "Mr Harry Owen"<info@lee.com> "IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO YOU" SD

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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348027004310 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Harry Owen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oliverjames@solution4u.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 23:20:12 -0400
Subject: "IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO YOU" SD

Dear Beneficiary,

We receive an email that you are dead and you ask one Dr.John mark to come and claim your FUND as your next of kin, now and he has also agreed to pay for the DELIVERY fee which is $850 so I am writing you to know if you are DEAD OR ALIVE, if you do not reply back before 12hrs we will have no Mother alternative than to believe that you are truly dead according to Dr. John mark.

After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to this problem and as you may know we have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER in Europe, America and Asia Pacific which is the instruction given by The president of NIGERIA and if you are still alive you can get back to me as fast as you can or you can call me on +234-80-270-04310, so take note that every thing has been paid for it is just for the DELIVERY fee that this Dr.John mark has agreed to pay for and also if you refuse to get back to us am afraid we shall direct him to the bank where your original FUND is and they will collect the Fee from him that means that, he has written that you are dead and you ask him to come and claim the FUND on your behalf as the next of kin to you.

Will send you your ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum withdrawal is ($3,000) US dollar per day. Note that this ATM CARD of yours has been activated and a security pin code number will be issued to you from this Bank as soon as you receive your Card for a safer withdrawal. Please contacts the ATM CARD payment departments Rev Oliver James information are as below;

He shall be expecting to receive your information you have to stop any further communication with anybody or office.On this regards, do not hesitate to contact him for more details and direction, and also please do update him with any new development.

Name: Rev Oliver James
Director of ATM Payment Department
Email: oliverjames@solution4u.com
Telephone Number: +234-80-270-04310

NOTE: For None Appearance, Do Not Contact Rev Oliver James, if you can not pay for the cost of delivery and Kindly Reconfirm:

Please take note that you have been given just 12hours to get back to us so that we can know if you are alive, and fill the Information Below:

(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Driver License:...........
(2) Address where you want the payment center to send your ATM CARD:
(3) Phone And Fax Number:
(4) Your Next of Kin:
(5) Occupation:
(7) Age........................

We await your swift response in regard of this email we have received from Dr.John mark.
Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you with our code of conduct, which is (GREEN) so you have to indicate this code when contacting this office.

FUND RELEASE OFFICE.
Mr Harry Owen
Regards.

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