419 scam: "DR.CHRIS NEWSON"<chris@astra.in.ua> Hello

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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 next of kin scam.
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.
- +2348181909491

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.CHRIS NEWSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.chrisnewson36@yahoo.de>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2015 11:06:11 +1000
Subject: Hello

Dr. Chris Newson
Head of Operation and Card Services Department
Guaranty Trust Bank PLC(GTBank)
Tel:+234-8181909491.

Re:Your Sum Of USD$10.5Million Via ATM Master Card Payment.

Dear Beneficiary.

I am Dr.Chris Newson a citizen of Gambia I was posted here in Nigeria as the New Head of Operation and Card Services Department of Guaranty Trust Bank PLC (GTBank) Nigeria, I resumed to this office last month and during my official research last week I discovered an Inheritance payment file valued sum of USD$10.5Million with Ref No: FGN/0034xx/2014/2015 belonging to you as the rightfully intimate beneficiary approved to made to you via ATM MASTER CARD by the Federal Government of Nigeria through our bank as the approved paying bank.

Furthermore, I write to know if you are aware that some people are coming to ask for your fund? a man called Mr. Paul Williams have been disturbing me to release your fund to him and i do not know who sent him, could it be you? am wondering why he knows that your inheritance fund is under my care and i also want to know if you are the one that sent this man called Mr. Paul Williams to contact my office and ask for the release of your fund to him, also that you die of cancer of the lungs 2 years ago and before you die you instructed him to receive your fund as your next of kin and business partner.

I want to know how you wish to receive your ATM card along with the back up documents and four digits pin code number once your card is ready.Can you be able to come down to our bank here in Nigeria to pick up your card direct from my office or alternatively, would like it to be send to you through any reliable courier delivery service company but you will take care of the courier charge, I don’t know the cost of shipping the card and documents to you once is ready but if you permit me I can make an inquiry from the courier shipment company to find out the cost once your card and documents is ready to be shipped, but in that case you will be required to forward to me your shipment address to enable find out the shipment cost to your address.

Note: My office will not be held responsible if you fail to receive your ATM MASTER CARD at this time as a result of your delay in responding to this urgent message. Please do not hesitate to call me on: +234-8181909491 as soon as you read this message so as to enable us facilitates your payment. Now that your fund has been finally Approved, you are hereby advised to desist from further communication with whosoever you are in contact with both Local and international regarding to your payment to avoid unexpected diversion of delivery your ATM MASTER CARD to unknown person.

Your direct telephone number and address will be needed for more details and your ATM card payment will be made known to you as soon as I receive your positive response, to enable you know the amount programmed for your ATM daily withdrawal. Call me on +234-8181909491 as soon as you read this mail.

This message is coming to you from the Guaranty Trust Bank PLC(GTBank) Management and you are expected to comply fully with the delivery directives as requested by the Management. Do not hesitate to call me as you read this message for more elaborate explanation.

Best regards,

DR.CHRIS NEWSON.
Head of Operation and Card Services Department
Guaranty Trust Bank PLC.

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