419 scam: "Mr. Chris Innocent" <mitchell@gmtel.net> Your Accrued Interest 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:

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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Chris Innocent" <mitchell@gmtel.net>
Reply-To: pointry2000@gmx.com
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 08:03:38 -0700
Subject: Your Accrued Interest Payment

My dearest friend,
I am mr. Chris Innocent, the director of foreign operation central bank of nigeria. I just resume duty after 2 weeks of break. Please, i will like to advice if after reading this proposal you do not accept it, kindly delete it because as at this moment, i am still working with central bank of nigeria (cbn) and i wouldn't want anybody know about this.
I have worked with this bank for over 25 years but without anything to show for it. Hence this is an opportunity to secure a bright future for my family as the government has refused to take care of its responsibilities. I see your name as a fund beneficiaries with the government of nigeria and thus you have met all statutory requirements in respect of your fund payment but till these day you have received nothing. i am in charge of issuing a atm card and certified bank draft. After going through our foreign beneficiaries record, i discovered an accrued interest amount of usd3,330,000 as outstanding payment. This accrued interest amount is what i intend to pay to you via atm card. Be informed that i have withdrawn the accrued interest amount of usd3,330,000 from the dormant domiciliary account and deposited into an ex-crew call account for processing and uploading into the atm card for onward dispatch to you.
Having perfected every plans, i can assure you that this atm card will be delivered to you within 3 days if only you will cooperate with me, but you have to assure me that you will reward me as soon as you receive the visa atm card and start making withdrawals. I am 100% sure of delivering this atm card to you through the courier. I want you to trust me and i swear not to disappoint you. please kindly reconfirm the following details.
1. Your full name:
2. Your contact address for atm card delivery:
3. Your telephone number:
4. Your occupation:
Regards,
Mr. Chris Innocent

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