419 scam: Mariani Giampiero <giampiero.mariani@alice.it> Adhere Strictly

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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:
- "demurrage " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "activation fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mariani Giampiero <giampiero.mariani@alice.it>
Reply-To: atm261@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 15:18:48 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Adhere Strictly

Attn:
This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the re-activation fee and
the delivery of your ATM CARD.I paid it because the ATM Card 8119 $4.5m, has
less three days to expire and when it expires, the money will go into
Government purse. With that I decided to help you pay the money so that, the
ATM will not expire, because I know that when you get your ATM definitely you
must pay me back my money and even compensate me for helping you.

Now I want you to contact UPS DELIVERY SERVICE with your Full Contact
information's so that they can deliver your Card to your designated address
without any delay, also make sure that you send your full name and your phone
number. Like I stated earlier, the delivery charges has been paid but I did not
pay their official keeping fees since they refused. They refused and the reason
is that they do not know when you are going to contact them and demurrage might
have increase. They told me that their keeping fee is $94 per day and I
deposited it Today being 28th of October. Call him as soon as you receive this
mail with your full information and ask him to give you the information that
you will use to send him the keeping fees.

Contact then Today to avoid increase of their keeping fees and let me know Once
you receive your Card.
sincerely
Mariani Giampiero

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