419 scam: "Remittance Dept." <settlementsmith06@gmail.com> BENEFICIARY OF FUNDS

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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:
- "million us 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)
- "west africa fund monitoring unit" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- foreign_operatios001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Remittance Dept." <settlementsmith06@gmail.com>
Reply-To: foreign_operatios001@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 01:48:31 +0100
Subject: BENEFICIARY OF FUNDS

COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER
VIA ATM CARD

Attn; Yohannes Dawd

This is to officially inform you that we have written to you before
without getting respond from you and we believe that our previous
mail did not get to you therefore we write you again. We are
contacting you concerning the release of your inheritance fund /
Draft /Cheque /ATM Card which have been delayed for transfer by some
officials who claim to be in position of your fund thereby extorting
money from you in one way or the other.Your Fund has finally been
approved for transfer by the West Africa Fund Monitoring Unit. Your
fund will be transfer to you via MasterCard ATM which is cash-able in
any ATM machine or Bank anywhere in the world. Your Inheritance
payment is valued at US$7,8 million US dollars only.

We hereby inform you that the ATM card worth US$7.8 million US
dollars has been credited in your favour as the first part payment of
your inheritance fund which has been delayed by these officers who
claim to be in position of your fund.Therefore you are warned to
stop any further communication with anybody concerning your
inheritance fund.

Since your email address is among the lucky beneficiaries who will
receive a compensation funds, we have arranged your payment to be
paid to you through BANK DRAFT, CHEQUES OR ATM VISA CARD and deliver
to your postal address with the Pin Numbers as to enable you make
withdrawal maximum of $50,000 on each transaction from any Bank ATM
Machine of your choice, until all the funds are exhausted.

Kindly contact our Account officer and request for your compensation
amount of US$7,8 million US dollars and the person to contact is no
other person than Mr. Stanley Uzoh Ejiogu with the following details,

MR STANLEY EJIOGU
ZENITH BANK PLC
TELPHONE: +234-1-4539404
Email foreign_operatios001@yahoo.com

1. YOUR FULL NAMES:
2. Delivery Address:
3 PHONE NUMBER:
4. CELL NUMBERS:
5. EMAIL ADDRESS:
6. SEX:
7. AGE:
8. OCCUPATION:
9. COUNTRY:
10.CITY:

Therefore you have to stop contacting anybody or offices regards the
check, draft or ATM since I have authorized the bank to issue you an
ATM CARD so that you can withdraw your funds to avoid any further
problem.contact him once you received this email.

Thanks for your antispation.

Yours in Services
Mr. Johnson Usnan
Director of Operations
Zenith Bank Plc,
Nigeria.

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