419 scam: "Ms Helen Elizabeth Clark"<a.milazzo@lafrecciaverde.it> ATM Master Card.

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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 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "you are advice to " (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.
- haniyang688@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms Helen Elizabeth Clark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vanessaren140@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 06:40:50 -0700
Subject: ATM Master Card.

This is to bring to your notice that I am a delegate from the United
Nations to The IMF (International Monetary Fund) United States Regional
Payment Office to pay 20 scam victims $3,000,000.00 USD (Three Million
Dollars only) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one
of the scammed victims to be paid this amount,respond to this mail as
soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $3,000,000.00 USD
compensations funds. You will receive the amount through the ATM Master Card.

This global funding is geared toward redressing the financial problems facing the world economy, which involves provision of funds to selected individuals, corporate bodies, and grant of help to poor countries for infrastructural development in order to enhance people’s standard of living.

ATM Card: You will receive a custom pin based ATM Master card with your name written on it which you will use to withdraw up to $10,000 per day from any ATM machine that has the Master Card Logo on it. Also with the ATM card you will be able to transfer your funds to your bank account. The ATM card comes with a handbook or manual to enlighten you about how to use it. Good if you do not have a bank account

You are to send your below information to MasterCard Corporate office in Turkey with the address and email listed below:

NAME:
ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE:
MARITAL STATUS:
GENDER:
OCCUPATION:

CONTACT MasterCard Corporate office
Mastercard Payment Transaction Services
Address.: Etiler Mah., Tanburi Ali Efendi Sok.
No:13, 34337 Besiktas/Istanbul, T?´ki
Turkey
Gustavo Van
haniyang688@yahoo.com
+90 539 661 71 66

Please you are advice to stop any communication with any person or Body
that you are currently paying money to due to transaction which you have
online with the person.Please let us know right now via email or
telephone your present dealing online, so we can help you verify the
authenticity of the transaction which you are presently involved in, so
you don't get scammed. Please also send me proof of payment in any
previous scam If you still have any (optional).I shall feed you with
further modalities as soon as I hear from you.

Regards,
Ms.Helen Clark
United Nation Representative.
http://www.undp.org

NOTE : If You Receive This Message In Your Junk Or Spam Its Due To Your
Internet Provider.

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