419 scam: "Mr, Francis Williams"<abdulaatif@mba.ocn.ne.jp> Your Compensation payment

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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 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)
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.
- atm.atm1777department@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr, Francis Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atm.atm1777department@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 02:31:33 +0200
Subject: Your Compensation payment

My Dear good friend , Now we have arranged your Compensation payment total sum of ($2,5 Million United State Dollars) ATM Department Zenith Bank Replica of Ghana 2018 project have madding your Payment Fund by ATM Payment Visa Card we be sent to you through your home address, Your Payment will sending to you by ATM Payment Visa Card the amount you can withdraw per day is ($3,000 us dollars) Zenith ATM Department Replica Ghana, Will send you the currently standards track details the director administrator Trust Funds have already signed your Payment Fund and started issue your ATM Payment Visa Card you are free to comply with ATM Office Department ( Dr, Gabriel Houston ) However contact him and kindly forward your personal application information to has E-mail (atm.atm1777department@gmail.com) who is in charge position to release and deliver your ATM Payment Visa Card forward him your needed details soonest as receive this message

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Has waiting to tell you what to do next

Mr, Francis Williams

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