419 scam: "Barr. Ernest Maxwell"<fax@ortho.com.sg> Payment Approval Report .

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- timothyprice474@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Ernest Maxwell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <timothyprice474@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 02:30:58 +0800
Subject: Payment Approval Report .

Moore Engineering Company,

Constitution Ave NW & 20th Street Northwest,

Washington, DC 20551

Dear Friends,

I'm grateful to inform you that your long due pending settlement payment of an ATM Debit MasterCard compensation in your favor as the next beneficiary to receive their funds in form of an issued ATM with the help of the governing boards of federal reserve bank valued at $2,850,000.00 has been registered with an INTEL DELIVERY INSURANCE COMPANY for immediate delivery to your resident address. You are required to contact Timothy Price the authorized agent appointed to convey your ATM Debit MasterCard to your address. This transaction is 100% free risk and legitimate.

Contact Address and email provided below;

Contact Person: Timothy Price

Reply via Email: < timothyprice474@hotmail.com >

To claim your package, kindly reconfirm your full names, home/office address, Cell#/phone number and any means of identification card for clarification and verification. Contact him urgently because i'll be out of office for a while, The amount in your ATM Debit Master Card is $2,850,000.00 only. Do not hesitate to email him as soon as you read this mail. Thanks for your co-operation and he awaits your response.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep this classified information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Note: There is no risk involved, as this transaction will be executed under a legitimate procedure that will protect you from any breach of a Governmental law.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Best Regards,

Barrister Ernest Maxwell Esq.

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