419 scam: "Rev.Frank Edwards" <malucchi.martina@tin.it> Dear Email Owner/Fund Beneficiary,

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "atmcardcentre01@outlook.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
- "atmcardcentre01@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +22998896529 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev.Frank Edwards" <malucchi.martina@tin.it>
Reply-To: atmcardcentre01@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 12:35:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dear Email Owner/Fund Beneficiary,

Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to
pay you, your over due Winning Prize/inheritance fund

which you could not
complete the process of the released of your transfer pin code through
the Digitized Payment System. We

have decided to pay your funds through (ATM Master Express Credit Card)
This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the

World Bank, United Nation and Paris Club, due to fraudulent activities
going on within the world.

The World Bank, United Nations and Paris Club introduced this payment
arrangement as to enable our Contract,Winning

Prize,inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any
interference. the ATM Master Express Credit Card was

contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

The ATM MASTER EXPRESS CARD is credited with the sum of $5,500.000.00
USD(Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State

Dollars), it is already loaded in the Master Card which you can use to
access your fund in any ATM Stand/location worldwide

and remember that the maximum withdrawal daily limit is Ten Thousand
United States Dollars(US$10,000.00) we have concluded

delivery arrangement with the below courier services companies and
their delivery time is stated below.

UPS=48hrs/$500
FedEx=72hrs/$410
DHL=4days/$319

Kindly provide me with the below details in your response to this email
and let me know which courier company you would want

us to use for the shipment of your ATM Card to you.

1. Valid Delivery Address:-----------------------------
2. Full Names:-----------------------------------------
3. Phone Number:---------------------------------------
4. Occupation:-----------------------------------------
5. Age:------------------------------------------------
6. Sex:------------------------------------------------

Understand that you will be liable for the delivery fee of your ATM
Master Express Card to you with any of the above courier

company.

Email (atmcardcentre01@outlook.com)
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,
Rev.Frank Edwards
Director Foreign Remittance Department
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Bank Benin Plc
(+229-98896529)

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