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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:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "atmdeptcenter1@post.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
- 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.
- hondrchrisjames@myself.com (Myself; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- department. phone number:(+2349022971849) his email:(hondrchrisjames@myself.com) atm card department center (Myself; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "MR.DANIEL BENSON" <ATMDEPT1.@dune.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MR.DANIEL BENSON" <Atmdeptcenter1@post.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2018 20:24:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DEAR ATM CARD OWNER,
DIRECTOR ATM CARD DEPARTMENT.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA WEST AFRICA.
OUR REF:U.B./MF/B01/Vol 01.
DEAR ATM CARD OWNER,
WE HERE BY NOTIFYING YOU THAT UBA BANK PLC HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT OF $1,5MILLION USD THROUGH ATM CARD. YOU HAVE TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) OR MINISTRY OF FINANCE AFRICA TO AVOID HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT.
UBA BANK MANAGER HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT.
THE BANK HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.
THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS $5,000USD PER DAY. A TOTAL OF $1,5MILLION USD AT A TIME NOW YOU ARE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR FUND BY CONTACTING THE ATM CARD CENTER TODAY. THIS IS A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH MASTER CARD COMPANY USA.
PLEASE KINDLY RECONFIRMED YOUR INFORMATION TO ENABLE US DELIVER YOUR ATM CARD BEFORE THIS COMING WEEK THANKS UBA BANK PLC.
1.YOUR FULL NAME...
2.YOUR HOME PHONE NUMBER...
3.YOUR OFFICE NUMBER...
4.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND YOUR ATM CARD...
5.(P.O BOX NUMBER/ADDRESS)...
6.YOUR AGE/GENDER...
7.YOUR CURRENT OCCUPATION...
8.DO YOU HAVE ANY EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT (YES OR NO)...
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF THE ATM CARD TO YOUR ADDRESS.
CONTACT HON DR.CHRIS JAMES WITH THIS INFORMATION:
HON.DR.CHRIS JAMES
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
PHONE NUMBER:(+2349022971849)
HIS EMAIL:(Hondrchrisjames@myself.com)
ATM CARD DEPARTMENT CENTER EMAIL:(Atmdeptcenter1@post.com)
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS THE (UBA BANK PLC) HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR
CODE OF CONDUCT WHICH IS (ATM-0212) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE
WHEN CONTACTING DR.CHRIS JAMES ON THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR
SUBJECT. KINDLY NOTIFY (UBA BANK PLC)IMMEDIATELY TO CONFIRM THE RECEIPT
OF THIS MESSAGE FROM THE UBA BANK PLC.
MR.DANIEL BENSON
HEAD OF ATM CARD DEPARTMENT UBA BANK PLC.
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