419 scam: "C/o Rev. Frank Elliot" <un.investigativedept2013@gmail.com> RECOVERY OF DIVERTED ATM CARD

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "C/o Rev. Frank Elliot" <un.investigativedept2013@gmail.com>
Reply-To: official.info01@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 23:17:56 -0700
Subject: RECOVERY OF DIVERTED ATM CARD

MAR
30
"RECOVERY OF DIVERTED ATM CARD" has been cancelled
When Friday,March 30 2018
03:30 PM to 04:30 PM(GMT) Greenwich Mean Time - Dublin / Edinburgh /
Lisbon / London
Message: The TOGO LOME Police Force Force Head Quarters Louise Edet House
Shehu Shagari Way, Central, TOGO LOME

RECOVERY OF DIVERTED ATM CARD

Dear sir/madam,

I am contacting you personally to notify you of our discovery as well as
get some fact from you. Recently we arrested a Ghanaian Citizen who work
with D.H.L office in TOGO with an ATM CARD bearing your name on it as the
beneficiary and the owner of the card. However the entire parcel containing
the proof of claim ownership which includes 4 digit secret PIN # was also
in your name has so far been recovered from him.

After we arrested and interrogated him, he confessed his name as Mr Kwame
Foster who work with the D.H.L office in Nigeria. He further confessed that
earlier this year, he was approached by a staff of Zenith Bank Plc and UBA
Bank about the diversion of a parcel containing ATM VISA CARD belonging to
one foreigner which he agreed and then they collaborated to divert your ATM
VISA CARD from been dispatched to the destination. And To further conclude
our investigation, we will like to hear from you immediately to enable us
carry out proper action.

Therefore, you are required to re-confirming your full contact details for
verification as follows: 1. Your full name 2. Your contact address. 3. Your
Direct Phone Number and a copy of your identification so we can ascertain
dealing with the true beneficiary.

Waiting your immediate reply.

Yours Sincerely,
Rev. Frank Elliot

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